2013 Trends: David King, CEO, Flexenclosure

Details: David King, CEO, Flexenclosure; Category: Blogs & Opinion; 01 January 2013; 6197 views

Green telecom will be the trend for 2013, along with a quest to serve the “Next Billion” mobile customers. In addition, the global data boom will force mobile operators to evalute their business models...

Green telecom trend: Mobile operators will start making their operations more environmentally friendly. Powering base stations in developing countries with dirty diesel fuel is not good for the brand – nor the bottom line.

A quest to serve the "Next Billion" mobile customers: They are mainly in emerging markets, with low average revenue per user and non-existent or bad access to the grid, so focus will be on keeping operating expenses low., e.g. by powering base stations with energy efficent systems and renewables.

The global data boom will force mobile operators to evalute their business models: Focus will be on lower operating expenses and taking a step wise approach to investments. Operators cannot easily raise prices for data or predict traffic flows and new services provided.

David King, CEO, Flexenclosure

David King is CEO of Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the telecom industry. Mr. King is an international executive with decade-long experience in C-level roles in high-tech companies in both Europe and the U.S.