Watching this team grow from a small band of newly minted engineers, with no data and no customers, into the company they have become (and have now sold) has been awesome. To get that privileged inside glimpse of the magic in action, to be both cheerleaders and sparring partners, but most of all, to bear witness to great founders and their teams building impactful businesses is a reminder to us, at Rhino, of why we do what we do. Congrats Tutela! More information below.
Comlinkdata has acquired Tutela. Together we are proud to bring together complementary data on consumer experience, network performance and subscriber behaviour. The merged company will help the telecoms industry to understand and execute on opportunities to better meet the needs and wants of consumers.
The mobile services landscape is being disrupted by new 5G networks, operator mergers, the growing number of MVNOs, and the entry of wireline ISPs into an already competitive space. In this environment, data-driven strategic investment is more important than ever for competitive differentiation and market success. With their respective industry-leading market and network quality of experience datasets, the Comlinkdata and Tutela teams will be uniquely capable of helping network operators and equipment manufacturers address these challenges worldwide.
Hunter Macdonald, CEO, Tutela added:
“Comlinkdata offer unparalleled market data and strategic analysis to telecommunications leaders to help them acquire and retain more customers, which perfectly complements our own offering and mission to help improve the world’s internet. Under this new combination, we look forward to continuing to provide our existing customers with industry-leading Quality of Experience insights, while also expanding our offering through new collaborations with Comlinkdata.”
Comlinkdata is the leading provider of telecom market data and insights in North America. It provides unique, real-time market performance data and pairs this with a team of telecom-savvy analysts to help clients identify, understand and execute on growth opportunities. The Boston-based company was founded in 2010 and is owned by Alpine Investors.
Charles Rutstein, CEO, Comlinkdata commented:
“We are very excited to welcome Tutela to the Comlinkdata family. The wealth of data collected from Tutela’s global panel of over 300 million smartphone users has led to its selection by global telecom leaders like Nokia and Telefonica as the standard for network experience measurement. As one team now with Tutela, we have unmatched data, platforms and expertise to tackle the most difficult questions that drive success for telecom operators.”
The combined company will continue to offer both Tutela and Comlinkdata services while looking for ways to add value and create new services through the integration of the two datasets. The Tutela founders, leadership team and staff will remain with the company. With even more scale and resources, the Tutela team will accelerate its efforts to grow its dataset, build new services and help clients generate and apply new insights to optimize their businesses.
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Will Adams, Partner, Alpine Investors concluded:
“Alpine is committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. By bringing together Tutela and Comlinkdata, we are doing just that – uniting two leading teams with complementary offerings to deliver new and innovative solutions for the telecom industry across the globe.”
To learn more about Comlinkdata and how our combined solutions can help your business, speak to your account representative or email sales@tutela.com.
