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==History==
Founded in 1993, the company provides [[wikt:full-stack|full-stack]] [[OSS/BSS]] solutions to [[communications service provider]]s.<ref name=PitchBook1>{{Citation |url= https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/94460-59
On October 21, 2008, '''NEC Corporation''' acquired Netcracker for about {{currency|300 million|USD|passthrough=yes}} making it a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC.<ref name=PitchBook1 /><ref name=mergr1>{{Citation |title= NEC Acquires Netcracker Technology |url= https://mergr.com/nec-acquires-netcracker-technology |access-date= July 6, 2024 |website= Mergr.com}}</ref><ref name=clever>{{Citation |title= Netcracker Technology |url= https://www.cleverism.com/company/netcracker-technology/ |website= Cleverism.com}}</ref> According to online publication, ''ComputerWorld'', the acquisition would expand NEC's offerings to several more industries including Internet Service Providers, broadband network companies and large-business service companies. The expansion is due to Netcracker's telecommunication provider customer base. NEC was expecting the acquisition to generate {{currency|1.9 billion|USD|passthrough=yes}} over the following 5 years through providing services to international carriers.<ref name=cw>{{Citation |title= NEC to acquire NetCracker for $300 million |last= Gross |first= Grant |url= https://www.computerworld.com/article/1320113/nec-to-acquire-netcracker-for-300-million.html |date= June 29, 2008 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |website= Computerworld}}</ref>
===Acquisitions===
* 2004 {{En dash}} Firma AVD, a company headquartered in Moscow specializing in system integration, business process engineering and IT consulting.<ref name=PitchBook2>{{Citation |url= https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185740-93#overview |title= Firma AVD |access-date= August 29, 2024 |website= PitchBook}}</ref><ref name=FL>{{Citation |url= https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NetCracker+acquires+professional+services+firm+Firma+AVD.-a0124180972 |title= NetCracker acquires professional services firm Firma AVD |access-date= August 29, 2024 |website= TheFreeLibrary}}</ref>
* 2011 {{En dash}} [[Subex|Subex's]] activation business, including Subex's NetProvision, NetOptimizer, Vector products and associated business.<ref name=vanilla>{{cite web |title= NetCracker acquisition sees Subex bidding farewell to Syndesis |last= Dye |first= Mark |url= https://www.vanillaplus.com/2011/09/20/1447-netcracker-acquisition-sees-subex-bidding-farewell-to-syndesis/ |website= Vanilla+ |date= September 20, 2011 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |quote= The move sees NetCracker picking up Subex's NetProvision, NetOptimizer, Vector products and associated business... Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.}}</ref><ref name=middleton>{{Citation |title= Subex sells service fulfilment business to NetCracker |last= Middleton |first= James |url= https://www.telecoms.com/5g-6g/subex-sells-service-fulfilment-business-to-netcracker#close-modal |date= September 21, 2011 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |website= Telecoms.com}}</ref><ref name=bw1>{{Citation |title= Netcracker Announces Agreement to Acquire Subex’s Activation Business |url= https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110919006882/en/NetCracker-Announces-Agreement-Acquire-Subex%E2%80%99s-Activation-Business |date= September 19, 2011 |access-date= July 5, 2024 |website= BusinessWire.com}}</ref>
* 2016 {{En dash}} CoralTree Systems, a systems integrator and service provider<ref>{{Citation |title= Netcracker Acquires CoralTree Systems |url= https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/29ot865vu8akt0jzxlyps/news/netcracker-acquires-coraltree-systems |website= CapacityMedia.com |date= July 13, 2016 |access-date= July 10, 2024}}</ref>▼
* 2012 {{En dash}} Global Information Management division of [[Convergys]]<ref name=nec1>{{Citation |title= NEC Announces Agreement to Acquire Convergys' Global Information Management (IM) Business, a Leader in Business Support Systems (BSS) |url= https://www.nec.com/en/press/201203/global_20120322_02.html |date= March 22, 2012 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |website= NEC.com}}</ref><ref name=nec2>{{Citation |title= NEC Completes Acquisition of Convergys Corporation's Information Management (IM) Business |url= https://www.nec.com/en/press/201205/global_20120517_02.html |date= May 16, 2012 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |website= NEC.com}}</ref><ref name=fn>{{Citation |title= NEC wraps up its purchase of Convergys' IM business |last= Buckley |first= Sean |url= https://www.fierce-network.com/telecom/nec-wraps-up-its-purchase-convergys-im-business |date= May 17, 2012 |access-date= July 10, 2024 |website= Fierce Network}}</ref>
▲* 2016 {{En dash}} CoralTree Systems, a systems integrator and service provider<ref name=cm>{{Citation |title= Netcracker Acquires CoralTree Systems |url= https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/29ot865vu8akt0jzxlyps/news/netcracker-acquires-coraltree-systems |website= CapacityMedia.com |date= July 13, 2016 |access-date= July 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name=bw2>{{Citation |title= Netcracker Acquires CoralTree Systems |url= http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160712006099/en/Netcracker-Acquires-CoralTree-Systems |website= BusinessWire.com |date= July 12, 2016 |access-date= July 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Products and Services==
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==Achievements==
===Patents===
A search of patents where ''Netcracker Technology Corporation'' is the "assignee" reveals the company holds several patents, including:
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