Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 4, 2001
ASGHAR D. MOSTAFA, President and CEO of Advanced Switching
Communications (ASC), has more than 20 years experience in executive
management and product development in the communications and networking
industries. Mr. Mostafa founded ASC Inc. in October 1997, with the
vision of bringing the next-generation of cost-effective and innovative
broadband access platforms to help service providers around the world
meet the exploding demand for broadband services. The company completed
its IPO in October of this year. An experienced entrepreneur with an
extensive technical background, Mr. Mostafa previously co-founded ISDN
Systems Corporation (ISC), a leading provider of ISDN and frame relay
equipment. Mr. Mostafa served as President and CEO of ISC until U.S.
Robotics, now part of 3Com, acquired the company. While at 3Com, Mr.
Mostafa led the company's efforts in the xDSL arena. Mr. Mostafa also
served as Director of Business Development for U.S. Robotics' network
systems division. Mr. Mostafa was Vice President of Product Development
for the telecommunications division of Data General where he oversaw
development of T-1 multiplexing and data networking, and led a joint
development effort to create a next-generation ISDN access product for
Nippon Telephone and Telegraph. Prior to Data General, Mr. Mostafa co-
founded and served as Director of Engineering for ICOM, a developer of
T-1 multiplexors. Mr. Mostafa is a long-standing member of IEEE and ACM
and has served on the boards of directors of several networking and
communications companies. He holds an MS in Computer Science, and a BS
in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University. Profile
Mr. Mostafa: The company is, and has been, focused on the access portion
of the telecommunications network,and specifically on
