{"id":251,"date":"2018-09-03T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:42:33","slug":"future-networks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/future-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-main-page-hero hero_block gsma-load-hidden  half-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover hero_container gsma-load-hidden\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#005f4d\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3352\" alt=\"A woman with wavy hair wearing a knit sweater smiles while looking at a tablet or smartphone, exploring IoT innovations. She is seated indoors in a relaxed setting with soft, blurred lights and a green color overlay in the background.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/person_pointing_on_mobile_device_616x450.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/person_pointing_on_mobile_device_616x450.png 616w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/person_pointing_on_mobile_device_616x450-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero_title\" id=\"h-future-networks\">Future Networks<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero_sub-title\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button hero_button-main\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero_group_container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The GSMA\u2019s Future Networks Programme helps the mobile industry pursue the goals of 5G and RCS as cost-effectively as possible. 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