{"id":13925,"date":"2025-11-20T10:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/?post_type=gsma_theme_resources&#038;p=13925"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:27:05","slug":"vision-2040-future-spectrum-needs","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/gsma_resources\/vision-2040-future-spectrum-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision 2040: Future Spectrum Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-video-pod banner_right-img_block gsma-load-hidden\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group banner_right-img_container gsma-load-hidden\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns banner_right-img_columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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