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

CRTC has to stop Bell from flouting the law say Internet service providers

Canadian Internet providers make a vigorous rebuttal to the CRTC of Bell's defence of its new traffic-shaping policy. The providers allege Bell has all but admitted it could have sought commission approval but went ahead alone

EMC chalks up record Q1 revenue

Revenue for the company in the first quarter of US$3.47 billion, up 17 per cent over the same period last year.

Regulator must weigh conflicting claims

Angry at the telco's move to slow peer-to-peer traffic, a ISP group has demanded the regulator put an end to the practice. But Bell says it isn't targeting content providers, just one type of traffic

Former telecom executive to head Craig Wireless

David Lazzarato, who held chief financial officer positions at Bell Mobility and Allstream before it was sold to Manitoba Telecom Services, will become CEO of the WiMAX provider

Bridgewater improves online pricing options

The Ottawa company's policy controller software now lets carriers offer variety of pricing schemes online

Bell urges CRTC to toss out providers

In an official reply to providers' complaints, the telco says its deep packet inspection strategy does not affect anyone using VPNs, VoIP or streaming applications

Provider spending on wireline gear jumped in

Sales to service providers for wireline infrastructure were the best in 2007 since the year 2000, says research company

Chipmaker improves its PHY

The chip, which will be ready for sampling next month to controller makers, consumes less than 6 watts maximum of power on a 100 meter cable reach and 5 watts nominal

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