UNITED
STATES


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
      8, 2008








PROXIM
      WIRELESS CORPORATION(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its
charter)








Delaware
            000-29053
            04-2751645(State
      or other jurisdiction of
              incorporation)
            (Commission
      file number)
            (IRS
      employer identification no.)








1561
      Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA
            95035(Address
      of principal executive offices)
            (Zip
      code)








Registrant’s
      telephone number, including area code:
            (408)
      383-7600








Not
      Applicable(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last
  report)








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Item
5.02  Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.





Brian J.
Sereda, Proxim’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has resigned effective
September 12, 2008.





On
September 9, 2008, Proxim’s Board of Directors appointed Thomas Twerdahl, 57, to
serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer for
Proxim.  In those roles, he will serve as Proxim’s acting principal
financial officer and acting principal accounting officer.  There is
no family relationship between Mr. Twerdahl and any of Proxim’s directors or
other executive officers.





Mr.
Twerdahl has over 20 years of experience in a number of financial management
positions.  He has been Corporate Controller for Proxim since February
2007.  From October 2004 to January 2007, he was Corporate Controller
for Adept Technology, a leading worldwide manufacturer of vision-guided robotics
equipment.  From November 1999 to September 2004, he was Director of
Finance for Philips Medical Systems, a world leader in diagnostic medical
systems.  Earlier in his career, he held various financial roles at
3Com Corporation, National Semiconductor, and Applied Materials.  He
started his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP.  Mr. Twerdahl has a
B.S. in Accounting from San Jose State University and an MBA from the University
of Santa Clara.  He has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in
the State of California since 1989.








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.





PROXIM
      WIRELESS CORPORATIONDated:
      September 10, 2008
            By:
            /s/ David
      L. RenauldDavid
      L. RenauldVice
      President







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