Industry PerspectiveTuesday, March 20, 2007, 12:00 - 12:30 Next Generation IP Networks • Tony Bates, Senior Vice President / General Manager, Service Provider Technology Group, CiscoThe world of technology is migrating from a vertical model of independent technologies, networks and devices to one of interoperability, convergence and consolidation. Consumers want devices capable of consuming data, voice and video networks that can deliver on an integrated infrastructure. The Next-generation network is a unified, intelligent, IP-based platform that understands and robustly supports voice, video and data over fixed and mobile networks. Less