Telenor Software Purchases and Digital Transformation Initiatives

Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Telenor and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 16000 Telenor employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.

During our research, we have identified that Telenor has purchased the following applications: Coupa Procurement for Procurement in 2020, Artificial Solutions Teneo AI Platform for Chatbots and Conversational AI in 2012, Workday Recruiting for Recruiting,Applicant Tracking System in 2013 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.

Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Telenor is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Coupa Software , Artificial Solutions , Workday or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.

We have been analyzing Telenor revenues, which have grown to $12.44 billion in 2023, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Telenor intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.

About the Customer

Telenor ASA is a Norwegian multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide. 

Telenor Group connects its 178 million customers to what matters most. Connecting the world has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years and we currently operate in 12 markets across Scandinavia, Central Eastern Europe and Asia. Our 30,000 employees are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies.

Scope and Challenges

Telenor, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, has selected Coupa to transform its global procurement capability and drive efficiencies across its 30,000 employees. 

Telenor needed a modern, agile cloud platform and a deployment approach squarely focused on its desired business outcomes, so they select Coupa to be a key part of its transformation.

Telenor’s diverse businesses across Europe and Asia which required a solution that could be rapidly deployed and easily configured in the cloud so Coupa will help with standardizing and streamlining procure-to-pay processes across. 

Outcome and Implications

The telecommunications leader will first deploy a pilot to employees in Denmark and Singapore before embarking on a rollout for Telenor’s Business Units in Norway, Sweden, and across Asia. The project will simplify policy-compliant purchasing for Telenor’s 25,000 employees who in turn service Telenor’s 178 million customers around the world. Coupa help and drives increased visibility into the company’s BSM processes.

Quotes

“Telenor is embarking on the beginning of its digital transformation journey to among other things, digitalize and simplify its internal processes. We are excited to have Coupa and KPMG as our partners in this journey because of their innovation and strong subject matter expertise, which promise an effective outcome,” said Jon Omund Revhaug, CEO, Telenor Procurement Company. 

“We are delighted to work with Telenor on this project to help drive increased visibility into the company’s BSM processes. Telenor needed a modern, agile cloud platform and a deployment approach squarely focused on its desired business outcomes. We are thrilled that Telenor selected Coupa and KPMG to be a key part of its transformation.” said Mark Riggs, Chief Customer Officer, Coupa.