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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): October 10, 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) 451-3940
  
  
  
                              ________________________
  
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  Item 5.    Other Events.
  
           At a hearing held on October 10, 2001 regarding Adaptive Broadband
  Corporation, Debtor and Debtor in Possession ("Debtor"), the U.S. Bankruptcy
  Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division entered an order (the
  "Order") authorizing, among other things, Debtor's (1) sale of assets free and
  clear of liens, claims, and interests of others and allocation of sale proceeds;
  (2) assumption and assignment of certain executory contracts and leases; and (3)
  termination of certain contracts, all as more particularly described in the
  Order.
  
           Copies of the Order 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:   October 15, 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): October 10, 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) 451-3940
  
                              ________________________
  Item 5.    Other Events.
  
           At a hearing held on October 10, 2001 regarding Adaptive Broadband
  Corporation, Debtor and Debtor in Possession ("Debtor"), the U.S. Bankruptcy
  Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division entered an order (the
  "Order") authorizing, among other things, Debtor's (1) sale of assets free and
  clear of liens, claims, and interests of others and allocation of sale proceeds;
  (2) assumption and assignment of certain executory contracts and leases; and (3)
  termination of certain contracts, all as more particularly described in the
  Order.
  
           Copies of the Order 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:   October 15, 2001                  By:  /s/ Daniel L. Scharre
                                                ----------------------------------
                                                Daniel L. Scharre
                                                Chairman, President and
                                                Chief Executive Officer