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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2001
  
  
                           ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
                              (State of incorporation)
  
        000-07428                                            94-1668412
  (Commission File No.)                          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
                            2055 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 400
                             SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 451-3900
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       Adaptive Broadband Corporation, Debtor and Debtor in Possession ("Debtor"),
  has filed a motion (the "Motion") requesting that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
  Northern District of California, San Jose Division issue an order pursuant to
  sections 105, 363(b), 363(f) and 365 of title 11 of the United States Code, 11
  U.S.C. ss.ss. 101, et seq. approving (i) the sale of substantially all of
  Debtor's assets free and clear of all liens, claims and interests (the "Asset
  Sale") to Moseley Associates, Inc. ("Buyer") and the allocation of proceeds of
  the Asset Sale between Debtor and its United Kingdom subsidiary, Adaptive
  Broadband Ltd. ("ABL"); (ii) the assumption by Debtor and assignment to Buyer of
  certain executory contracts and unexpired leases identified in the list attached
  to the Motion effective as of the closing of the Asset Sale; (iii) the
  termination of certain inter-company agreements to which Debtor is a party,
  identified in the list attached to the Motion; and (iv) approving agreements
  relating to the purchase and sale of substantially all of the assets of ABL
  pursuant to the Asset Sale, substantially in the form attached to the Motion,
  all of the above as more particularly described in the Motion. In addition, in
  connection with the Asset Sale, Debtor and Buyer will each release claims, if
  any, against one another arising out of their prior business relationship.
  
       Copies of the Motion and papers in support thereof may be obtained upon
  written request to Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones P.C., Attn: David M.
  Bertenthal, Esq., Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1020, San Francisco,
  California 94111; Facsimile No.: (415) 263-7010.
  
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                                      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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION
  
  Dated:  September 20, 2001              By:   /s/ Daniel L. Scharre
                                             -------------------------------------
                                                Daniel L. Scharre
                                                Chairman, President and
                                                Chief Executive Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2001
  
                           ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
                              (State of incorporation)
  
        000-07428                                            94-1668412
  (Commission File No.)                          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
                            2055 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 400
                             SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 451-3900
  
                           ------------------------------
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       Adaptive Broadband Corporation, Debtor and Debtor in Possession ("Debtor"),
  has filed a motion (the "Motion") requesting that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
  Northern District of California, San Jose Division issue an order pursuant to
  sections 105, 363(b), 363(f) and 365 of title 11 of the United States Code, 11
  U.S.C. ss.ss. 101, et seq. approving (i) the sale of substantially all of
  Debtor's assets free and clear of all liens, claims and interests (the "Asset
  Sale") to Moseley Associates, Inc. ("Buyer") and the allocation of proceeds of
  the Asset Sale between Debtor and its United Kingdom subsidiary, Adaptive
  Broadband Ltd. ("ABL"); (ii) the assumption by Debtor and assignment to Buyer of
  certain executory contracts and unexpired leases identified in the list attached
  to the Motion effective as of the closing of the Asset Sale; (iii) the
  termination of certain inter-company agreements to which Debtor is a party,
  identified in the list attached to the Motion; and (iv) approving agreements
  relating to the purchase and sale of substantially all of the assets of ABL
  pursuant to the Asset Sale, substantially in the form attached to the Motion,
  all of the above as more particularly described in the Motion. In addition, in
  connection with the Asset Sale, Debtor and Buyer will each release claims, if
  any, against one another arising out of their prior business relationship.
  
       Copies of the Motion and papers in support thereof may be obtained upon
  written request to Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones P.C., Attn: David M.
  Bertenthal, Esq., Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1020, San Francisco,
  California 94111; Facsimile No.: (415) 263-7010.
  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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION
  
  Dated:  September 20, 2001              By:   /s/ Daniel L. Scharre
                                             -------------------------------------
                                                Daniel L. Scharre
                                                Chairman, President and
                                                Chief Executive Officer