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

Lighting a fire over lighting fibre

Telus is objecting to the subsidiary of U.S. provider that wants to light and sell dark fibre it buys from the Canadian telco from being declared a reseller of telecom services. Instead, it has asked the telecom regulator to declare the subsidiary a telecom carrier. That, industry analysts say, would set off a foreign control fight, a fight Telus says isn't its intention

Public Mobile’s network is LTE-ready

Although pitching itself at "working-class" people who want basic service, the startup will have a network ready for advanced broadband when it starts service in May. Read why a company exec says it's a minor upgradern

Cabling solution for neater data centres

CABLExpress has released its Skinny-Trunk Solution, a high-density cabling system to help bring order to data centres. The package includes Skinny-Trunks (fiber trunk assemblies), the...

Telecom industry divided on need for broadband plan

The U.S. communications regulator has a wide-ranging plan for the country to become the nation with the fastest wireless network in the world. Some industry experts here say we should have a plan of our own, while other say it's not needed

A virtual probe for branch office network monitoring

NetScout has created a software probe for enterprises using Cisco

Analysis: Is the wireless industry paranoid?

The federal telecom regulator has been saying for months it wants to look at its hands-off policy of regulating wireless data. But the wireless industry can

Will LTE and WiMAX converge?

Yes says an industry analyst, who has been told that a multimode chip for handsets will be available by the end of the year. No says Motorola exec, who says operators are using the technologies for different markets rn

CRTC starts DAVE Wireless ownership review

The telecom regulator has decided the startup's ownership structure isn't complex to justifiy a public hearing. However, the closed-door review it has to undergo will lengthen the time it will take to get into business

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