Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

Articles by Howard Solomon

Avaya strengthens ERS 4000 campus switch line

Company fills in gaps in its Ethernet switch line by adding Power over Ethernet+, SFP+, which will help it bid on contracts. Stackable bandwidth is also boosted

ISP complaints over CRTC decision increase

With a day to look in detail at the commission's wholesale billing ruling, some independent Internet service providers are finding more faults

Polycom platform extends Cisco TelePresence support

Organizations running Polycom Inc.'s RealPresence video collaboration platform can connect more easily to calls from Cisco Systems Inc,'s TelePresence devices thanks to a software...

Surveillance law could close small ISPs: Lawyer

Canadian Internet providers say they could be in financial trouble if they have to buy equipment to comply with the government's expected surveillance act

ISP future is a four-letter word, conference told

IPTV is the way independent Internet providers can fight integrated carriers who own television networks, says a consultant. Read why

‘Anemic’ adoption imperils IPv6, says consultant

Service providers and enterprises should find business cases for new Internet technologies or they will be in trouble, a conference has been told

ISP conference to be dominated by CRTC decision

The telecom regulator will release a ruling on wholesale pricing in the middle of the first Canadian Internet provider conference in years

U.S. private sector leads in closing digital divide

Earlier this year the chairman of the U.S. telecommunications regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), challenged broadband providers to come up with ways of...

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