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From 3D printers that can replicate the intricate details of the human heart to wearable technology that tracks everything from blood pressure to incoming emails, 2015 shows great promise in becoming "Year One" of the new digital world order. But before we get too distracted, it's worth paying attention to-and learning from-the past, which has consistently revealed where even the most established industry giants stumble: enterprise security. March Madness 2015 was a success in terms of many metrics including ratings, ad revenue, audience size and live stream volume - all of which should come as little surprise as the event breaks records in these areas annually. But perhaps the most important stats are 'missing' in action. After years of investigation and three attempted settlements, Google is facing formal antitrust charges. The EU's former competition commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, attempted on three separate occasions to reach an agreement with Google, however the plaintiffs-Microsoft and Yelp among them-protested the settlements did not go far enough. It turns out that the characterization of talks between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent yesterday as being "advanced" and "critical" were true. The two telecom infrastructure solutions providers made their intention to combine official today with the announcement of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which Nokia will make an offer for all of the equity securities issued by Alcatel-Lucent, through a public exchange offer in France and in the United States. I ran into an interesting piece over on the somewhat obscure site "Android Police" this week by Cody Toombs. It looks at a secret Google program called Project Fi and breaks down a piece of firmware that was distributed to testers as part of a Nexus factory image related to that program. They consider the code to be accurate and it says a lot about the MVNO that Google will be launching shortly. This MVNO goes after Apple's one glaring weakness with the iPhone, they control and fully monetize everything but the connection and, with a phone, the connection is often considered the most important part. In 2015, mature markets like North America and Western Europe saw Internet penetration exceed 80 percent (with the United States nearing 90 percent). This high level of adoption has shifted the focus of service providers across these regions to heavily invest in customer experience management platforms instead of attracting new customers with advertisements. While digital consumption of TV content continues to grow, advertising is following suit. Analyst group Forrester predicts that digital spending will reach $103 billion within the next four years, compared to $85.8 billion for TV, a market share of 30 percent. But, that doesn't mean that TV won't remain a critical driver of revenue for pay-TV and broadcasters, especially when paired with mobile companion apps. Following the implementation of its "Cut Your Bill in Half Event!"-which started earlier this year and featured commercials of wireless customers using ninja swords, chainsaws and weed whackers to literally cut their bills in half-Sprint has unveiled yet another strategy to keep from falling behind long-time competitor, T-Mobile. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Sprint will be providing home-delivery of new cell phones. It was only a week ago we found out that, when confronted with cybercrime, around 30 percent of victims would negotiate with attackers, offering payments in exchange for unlocked or returned files. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in Maine-along with four other towns in the area-paid $300 to a set of hackers who struck a shared system with a breed of ransomware. Forget "urban farms"-that's low-tech compared to the likes of GrubMarket, which delivers all the goods of a farmers market directly to your doorstep. In metros like Chicago, there's not many sprawling farms or weekend outings where resident can pluck their own crops. However, that doesn't mean the locavore movement is dead in highly populated areas. It just means farmers and shoppers have had to get a little more creative, and lean a little more on technology, to enjoy the exchange of local, organic, seasonal, and fresh produce and meats.
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