Netcracker Technology


Netcracker Technology Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is an American-based multinational telecommunications technology company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company specializes in software products and professional services for communications service providers and cable providers. Products and services include business support system and operational support systems software and services.

History

Founded in 1993, the company provides full-stack OSS/BSS software and services to communications service providers. Netcracker has since expanded into cloud-native, microservices-based software, virtualization, automation, generative artificial intelligence and Digital Satellite Service support software.
On October 21, 2008, NEC Corporation acquired Netcracker for about making it a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC.

Acquisitions

Firma AVD, a company headquartered in Moscow specializing in system integration, business process engineering, and IT consulting, was acquired in 2004.
In 2011, Subex's activation business, including Subex's NetProvision, NetOptimizer, Vector products, and associated business. A year later, in May 2012, Global Information Management division of Convergys was acquired.
CoralTree Systems, a systems integrator and service provider, was purchased in 2015.

Products and services

As a software engineering company, Netcracker offers network optimization for communications and operations. Globally, Netcracker provides the following products and services to more than 280 communications service provider and cable provider customers.

Products

A search of patents where Netcracker Technology Corporation is the "assignee" reveals the company holds several patents, including:
Patent #Date AppliedDate GrantedTitleAnticipated Expiration
US11847112B2April 18, 2022December 19, 2023Declarative and unified data transition
US20220292555A1April 4, 2022September 15, 2022Systems and methods for generating and presenting an electronic bill in a bill timeline view
US10547497B1December 30, 2016January 28, 2020Methods and systems for providing predictive rating using a bufferJuly 22, 2037
US10827079B1December 30, 2016November 3, 2020Methods and systems for reducing data traffic flow between a network and an online charging systemJuly 29, 2037
US11308072B2June 17, 2016April 19, 2022Declarative and unified data transitionNovember 9, 2029
US10504128B2March 28, 2016December 10, 2019Systems and methods for improved billing and orderingJuly 17, 2031
US8688410B2March 31, 2011April 1, 2014Cable management and inventory enhancementMay 12, 2032
US8897174B2September 18, 2009November 25, 2014Network configuration managementJuly 11, 2030