David Eurin is one of Analysys Mason’s most experienced consultants. David specialises in regulatory economics, commercial strategy and financial analysis. David has worked for a large number of operators in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East over the last six years. He has directed projects related to economic policies, commercial strategy, network planning and cost optimisation. He recently led an important project for French regulatory authority CRE on natural gas infrastructures. David has an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs in Paris, an MSc from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an MSc from ENSTA ParisTech in Paris.
Mobile operators in emerging markets should continue to see revenue growth but need to optimise existing revenue sources, expand their coverage into profitable areas and strive to reduce costs.
Operators are considering how to reduce the diesel consumption of electricity generators at mobile base station sites and cut their operational expenditure (opex).
The power sector needs to focus public and private investments on appropriate technologies to achieve long-terms goals of security of supply, climate mitigation and affordability.
Developing countries will find it difficult even to limit the growth of their carbon emissions in the foreseeable future, unless they have technology and financial support. But if they do secure this support, they should derive clear benefits.