Helping care agents resolve customer queries faster
Helping consumers analyse their internet service over time
Helping consumers measure real time in-home performance
Helping network engineers monitor network performance in real time
Helping product managers monitor network performance over time
Helping regulators provide a handy speed testing app for their citizens
Overview of all the available SamKnows tests
We offer a variety of different mechanisms to measure speed
Measures the round trip time between the router and a test server
Measure the performance to real-world gaming servers and stores
Measure the performance of major social media services
Measure the performance of video conferencing services
Measure the performance of video streaming providers
Measure the performance of Content Delivery Networks
Measuring web browsing performance to real homes
Measure the performance of Voice over IP calls
Measuring the time taken to resolve a DNS query
Discover the path that traffic takes between a source and a destination
Passively measure the amount of data used on a broadband connection
We explore how communication technology is changing the world
Find out about our latest products and feature releases.
Listen to our latest podcasts
How our customers are using SamKnows’ technology
Find out about our company culture
Some handy resources if you are writing about SamKnows
Our company vision, our mission and the values we hold dear
Discover how we became the global measurement standard
Find out more about working at SamKnows
Find out what job opportunities we currently have at SamKnows
Get access to a demo version of SamKnows One
Join one of our national studies to help improve the internet for all
Help and advice for users of SamKnows One
Find out about our company culture
I am very excited to announce that SamKnows will be joining Cisco, the world leader in networking. Specifically, we will be joining the Cisco ThousandEyes team, which empowers leading organizations worldwide to see, understand, and improve connected experiences everywhere.
After a very successful year, we are fortunate enough to be able to give back a significant amount to charities chosen by everyone at SamKnows.
Having a diverse company is important not only for creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment and supporting different ways of thinking – but also for simply being accurately representative of the diverse society we live in.
Here's a round-up all of the latest news from SamKnows this summer. It's been a busy one, both at work and play.
In recognition of National Wellness month, we had our very own Fatima, who also happens to be a nutrition specialist, share advice on the kinds of food that are helpful to eat during your workday to stay energised and nourished. Here’s what we learnt.
Not all families look the same. And not all journeys to become a family are the same. We’ve updated our policy to be more reflective of this. We’ve also made some improvements too. Find out more about our Family Friendly Policy.
This July we have been lucky enough to have Leyya and Marlena as our interns at SamKnows. Find out what they thought of the experience.
Here's a round-up all of the latest news from SamKnows this month.
For Pride season, here are some of the small steps we are taking to ensure that as we grow, all the people who work at SamKnows or would like to work here feel a strong sense of belonging and freedom to be themselves.
SamKnows is growing and adding a Data Analyst role to the ISP and Government teams. Find out more about the role in depth, your place within the company, what you'll be working with hands-on, and the international impact you can make.
As the United Kingdom is getting ready to celebrate the Queen's 70-year reign with the upcoming Platinum Jubilee, we decided to review the evolution of telecommunications across this period, and key SamKnows' milestones.
Here's a round-up all of the latest news from SamKnows this month.
We are looking for a Product Designer to lead and evolve some of our core products. Find out more about the role.
This week we opened the doors of our new office. While the fourth floor isn’t fully finished yet, the third floor is ready and waiting for you on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are so excited to have a place where we can come together and do great work as a team once again.
The new SamKnows office is now open for business Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. So the Marketing Team were sent on a mission to provide some helpful tips on the local area so you can plan your visit.
We spoke to our colleagues Asma and Fatima, to find out a little more about Eid.
Here's a round-up all of the latest news from SamKnows this month.
Change the world with SamKnows. Be a central part; measure, experiment, solve problems, and create action plans to improve the world’s internet.
With the situation in Ukraine, displaced families need basic supplies. Please help us support organizations on the ground such as RefugEase and Hospitallers as they provide aid.
SamKnows goes beyond flexible working: removing out of date boundaries between employer and employee to benefit both business performance and employee well being. Here’s an overview from Sophie, our newest addition to the marketing team.
We’re continuing to celebrate Women’s History Month by interviewing more of our female colleagues.
Learn more about SamKnows' Director of government projects, Roxanne Robinson.
The 8th March is International Women's Day. In regard to this, we wanted to speak with Roxanne Botman, the People and Culture Manager of SamKnows, to learn more about the climate of tech diversity and get to know her a little better!
"A study conducted by the University of Leeds has found evidence to suggest that watching cute animals may contribute to a reduction in stress and anxiety." Come meet the delightful (and sometimes mischievous) pets of SamKnows.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to work on Integration for our software agent, used by Internet Service Providers (ISP’s), Governments, and consumers across the world.
We are looking for a Product Designer to lead and evolve the SamKnows product: FaultFinder, to help Network Engineers identify internet faults in real-time. Find out more about the role and more about FaultFinder:
We are looking for iOS and Android developers to join our mobile team. Our mobile apps and SDKs are helping government regulators measure and monitor national cellular broadband, helping home broadband users test Wi-Fi performance around their homes, and helping ISPs and router manufacturers easily add SamKnows’ tests and functionality to their own native apps. Find out more about the roles and more about our mobile apps.
After a very successful year, we were fortunate enough to be able to give back a significant amount to charities chosen by everyone at SamKnows.
We are looking for a Product Manager to lead and evolve the SamKnows product: FaultFinder, to help Network Engineers identify internet faults in real-time. Find out more about the role and more about FaultFinder:
SamKnows is growing and adding a Data Analyst role to the ISP team for the first time. Find out more about the role in depth, your place within the company, what you'll be working with hands-on, and the international impact you can make.
Here's a round-up all of the latest news from SamKnows this month.
As SamKnows expands, we're doing our best to ensure we grow sustainably. A part of that is having an efficient and attentive recruitment process. Here's an insight into our new and improved hiring process:
This year, SamKnows has partnered with the VueJS London Conference as the diversity sponsor. Find out more about Vue.js, the conference and how you can attend!
What is the role of an office in the post-lockdown era? We’re trying to create an inclusive workspace, built off real feedback from people at SamKnows. Here's a look into the plans in-motion for our London office.
After Maimuna's university plans fell through due to OfQual's 2020 algorithm, Alex Salter (CEO and Co-founder of SamKnows) reached out to her to offer her a job during the inevitable gap year she had no choice but to take. After the algorithm was scrapped and Maimuna was accepted into Cambridge, she reached back out to SamKnows to ask if she could take up work during term breaks. This is a post written by Maimuna about her experience and the internship she completed at SamKnows.
We've all got a lot on. And with lots of hard work, comes much needed rest time. We believe it's truly important to take a break from the desk and reset, and if you can spend some of that time outdoors – even better! Here's how SamKnows is enjoying the sun around the world this week:
These principles are to help the design team at SamKnows create a unified design language across all our disciplines. But, they are also to help us understand what’s worth fighting for, and can be used to help defend our design decisions.
We think: prioritizing people, valuing diversity and inclusion, and a bit of ‘shokunin’.
Whether it’s at home or in an office, we want everyone to have a comfortable working environment that aids success. Here’s our take on the ‘coming back to the office' debate...
Joining a new company during lockdown is no easy feat. It can sometimes feel like you're working with a bunch of ghosts, minus all the booing. As we grow and take on more people we're trying to be realistic about the challenges faced through onboarding from home, to learn more and continue improving for the new model of work we're adjusting to.
