{"id":11177,"date":"2026-06-12T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/?post_type=gsma_theme_people&#038;p=11177"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:29:19","slug":"masaaki-koga","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_people","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/gsma_people\/masaaki-koga\/","title":{"rendered":"Masaaki\u00a0Koga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masaaki&nbsp;Koga&nbsp;has been honored to serve as a corporate advisor since April 2025, following his tenure as Executive Director in charge of industry standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He joined KDDI (then DDI) after graduating from Kyushu University with a master&#8217;s degree in electronics. 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