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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
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                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
                          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  March 22, 2001
  
                           WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
     Delaware                        000-30993                     52-219-8231
  (State or Other                 (Commission File              (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction                         Number)                 Identification No.)
  of Incorporation)
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                                  1196 Borregas Avenue,
                               Sunnyvale, California 94089
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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                   Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
                                     (408) 542-5200
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  Item 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  
       On March 22, 2001, Western Multiplex Corporation consummated the
  acquisition of WirelessHome Corporation.  A copy of the press release announcing
  the effectiveness of the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
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  (c)  Exhibits.
  
       The exhibits listed below and in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed
  as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  
  EXHIBIT NO.     TITLE
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    99.1          Press Release, dated as of March 22, 2001, of Western Multiplex
                  Corporation.
  
                                     SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated:  March 22, 2001
  
                                Western Multiplex Corporation
  
  
  
                                By:   /s/ Nancy Huber
                                   ----------------------------------
                                    Name:  Nancy Huber
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number           Description
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   99.1            Press Release, dated as of March 22, 2001, of Western Multiplex
                   Corporation.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                  --------------
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
                          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  March 22, 2001
  
                           WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
     Delaware                        000-30993                     52-219-8231
  (State or Other                 (Commission File              (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction                         Number)                 Identification No.)
  of Incorporation)
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  1196 Borregas Avenue,
                               Sunnyvale, California 94089
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
                                     (408) 542-5200
  Item 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  
       On March 22, 2001, Western Multiplex Corporation consummated the
  acquisition of WirelessHome Corporation.  A copy of the press release announcing
  the effectiveness of the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  (c)  Exhibits.
  
       The exhibits listed below and in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed
  as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  
  EXHIBIT NO.     TITLE
  ------------    -----
    99.1          Press Release, dated as of March 22, 2001, of Western Multiplex
                  Corporation.
  
                                     SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated:  March 22, 2001
  
                                Western Multiplex Corporation
  
                                By:   /s/ Nancy Huber
                                   ----------------------------------
                                    Name:  Nancy Huber
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number           Description
  -------          -----------
   99.1            Press Release, dated as of March 22, 2001, of Western Multiplex
                   Corporation.