Orb, which is a new application by OKla’s Ex-CEO, offers a broader picture of your internet connection

Since its launch nearly 20 years ago, Speedtest.net has been one of the most popular tools used to measure Internet speed. However, Doug Sotts, the founder and former CEO of Akla, felt the network test company behind Speedtest, that the speed measurement was not enough to tell people everything they wanted to know about their connections online.

For this reason, Suttles now launches a new tool called orb This measures cumin, loss of beams, tremors, and speed to give you a measure of the stability of your internet connection.

Speedtest.net said that the tool is the appropriate tool for its time, but when the internet speeds became less than an issue all over the world, he felt that people needed new and more comprehensive ways to evaluate their internet connections.

“Speed ​​tests are similar to the depth seat in your car, which will tell you that you have run out of oil as soon as your car collapsed. We wanted to create a dashboard to tell you that you are low on oil, so you can fix this problem,” Suttles told Techcrunch on a call.

Orb checks the network connections to three main variables: the response, which is measured by a group of LAG, Jitter, cumin, and the loss of the package; Reliability, which measures the response over time and loss of packages over time; And speed, which is the usual download and download speeds. All of these variables can be measured at different time periods – a minute, five minutes, one hour and 24 hours.

Combining all three variables, the tool gives you a degree to indicate the stability of the network connection. The heavenly crime degree above 80 indicates a good connection; 70-80 means you have a good connection; And if you get anything less, you may have noticeable problems.

If your degrees are less than 80 years old, the application suggests steps that you can take to improve network performance. The startup says it uses LLMS to show descriptions of the main problems and suggestions related to their solving.

Orb has applications for various basic systems, including iOS, Android, MacOS, Windows and Linux. The company also provides evidence to install the tool on Raspberry Pi, OneWrt, Docker, Steam Deck, PROX Max, Wlan Pi, old smartphones and other platforms for those who want to monitor their connections frequently.

The startup also works on a feature that allows users to prepare the celestial offense and share it with someone else to make them watch your connection. Both users will receive notifications if the connection quality.

Orb is currently free for use, and the company wants to keep it in this way. Suttles said he wants to license technology for institutions and Internet service providers so that they can monitor and select network problems with advanced alerts and analyzes.

The emerging company so far raised $ 3.8 million of financing from Sidekick Ventures, as well as individual investors, including the great high manager Edward Bandar; Netflix Jana Iyengar; CEO of Big Network Tom Daly; Fast header, Lee Chen; The head of the strategy and Oculus Studios operations, Jason Kai; The former head of ThQ and the founder of Naughty Dog, Jason Robin; Vetro Strategic Initiatives, Will Cooper.

Stephen, who also created a lower detector, also aims to create recipes for different services that help you discover if you can access a specific location, such as Zoom, Netflix, X or Google Drive, to check if the services are working.