{"id":324,"date":"2026-02-02T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/digital-resilience\/submarine-cables\/?page_id=324"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:27:49","slug":"iab-deliverable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/digital-resilience\/submarine-cables\/events\/iab-deliverable\/","title":{"rendered":"IAB Working Group Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><strong>International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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