--- title: Telecom-Opportunities-&-Challenges-for-Procurement-in-a-Rapidly-Changing-Industry description: Telecom-Opportunities-&-Challenges-for-Procurement-in-a-Rapidly-Changing-Industry --- [![logo-2.svg](https://info.ivalua.com/hubfs/Ivalua_February2018/Images/logo-2.svg "logo-2.svg")](http://www.ivalua.com) Search Ivalua # Telecom 2025: Opportunities & Challenges for Procurement in a Rapidly Changing Industry In the coming decade, telecom providers globally will experience profound change. Much more than what they have already witnessed with digitization, mobile usage, M&A activity, changing consumer behavior and intense competition. As a result, all organizational functions will be challenged to adapt and potentially reinvent themselves. Procurement and Supply Chain is no exception. In fact, due to the tremendous upgrades and infrastructure investments that telecom companies must make to remain relevant, the value of Procurement must be reaped in the short-term. Their very business models and cost structures must be questioned due to current trends. Read this report to learn about the following aspects of telecom and why the pressure is on for Procurement to deliver strategic value: - Falling profits and decreasing ARPU - Huge demand of OTT services/content - Heavy capex spending driven by mobile and IoT - M&A continues beyond traditional boundaries   Download the full report and prepare yourself to truly realize the possibilities ### Download Report © 2026 [Ivalua Inc](https://www.ivalua.com). All rights reserved. [Legal notice](https://www.ivalua.com/legal) - - - - ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=39012&fmt=gif)