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                                   EXHIBIT 4.7

                           CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

                                       of

                  SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

                                       of

                        AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                         (Pursuant to Section 151 of the
                        Delaware General Corporation Law)

AirNet Communications Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the
"Corporation"), hereby certifies that the following resolutions were adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held on January 9, 2001:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors in
accordance with the provisions of the Company's Seventh Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, a Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Company be and it hereby is created, and that the designation and amount
thereof and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and
other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof are as indicated below.

RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby
is, authorized to execute a Certificate of Designation with respect to the
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and to take all appropriate
action to cause such Certificate to become effective, including, but not limited
to, the filing and recording of such Certificate with and/or by the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware.

Section 1. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT. The shares of this series shall be designated
as "Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock" (the "Series A Preferred
Stock") and the number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be fifty thousand (50,000). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased
by resolution of the Board of Directors; PROVIDED, that no decrease shall reduce
the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the
number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon
the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation
convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.
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Section 2.  DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

         (A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of
Preferred Stock (or any other stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A
Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly
dividends payable in cash on the last day of March, June, September and December
in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after
the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred
Stock, in an amount (if any) per share (rounded to the nearest cent), subject to
the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1000 times the
aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1000 times the aggregate
per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other
distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation or a subdivision
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise),
declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date,
since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A
Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay
any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a
subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares
of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then
in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the preceding sentence
shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that
were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

         (B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the
Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section
immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock
(other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock).

         (C) Dividends due pursuant to paragraph (A) of this Section shall begin
to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of
such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date
for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such
shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless
the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the
record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to
accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but
unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series
A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at
the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or
distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days
prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

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Section 3. VOTING RIGHTS. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall have the following voting rights:

         (A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each
share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1000 votes
on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In
the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the
Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted
by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

         (B) Except as otherwise provided in the Seventh Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, including any other Certificate of Designation
creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of
Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general
voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a
vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

        (C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise required by law, holders
of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their
consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote
with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate
action.

Section 4.  CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.

         (A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions
payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears,
thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether
or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall have
been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

                  (i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions,
         on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
         liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred
         Stock;

                  (ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other
         distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to
         dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
         Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A
         Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are
         payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the
         holders of all such shares are then entitled; or

                  (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
         consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to
         dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series
         A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time
         redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock
         in exchange for shares of any stock of the

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         Corporation ranking junior (as to dividends and upon dissolution,
         liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock.

         (B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation
to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the
Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4,
purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

Section 5. REACQUIRED SHARES. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased
or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be
retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares
shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to
the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein or in the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, including any Certificate of Designation creating
a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or as otherwise required by
law.

Section 6. LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP. Upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share,
subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1000
times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of
Common Stock plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends. In the
event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the
Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the preceding sentence
shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that
were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 7. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC. In case the Corporation shall enter into
any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares
of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities,
cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A
Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an
amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
equal to 1000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any
other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which
each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation
shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than
by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser
number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in
the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.

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Section 8. AMENDMENT. The Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation shall not be amended in any manner, including in a merger or
consolidation, which would alter, change, or repeal the powers, preferences or
special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely
without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single
class.

Section 9. RANK. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the
payment of dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up, junior to
all series of Preferred Stock.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designation is executed on behalf of the
Corporation by its President and Chief Executive Officer this 18th day of
January, 2001.

                               AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                               By:      /s/ R. Lee Hamilton, Jr.
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                                        R. Lee Hamilton, Jr.
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT 10.12

                            ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
                    Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Account Number

TO: Salomon Smith Barney Inc. ("Salomon Smith Barney"), Security Intermediary

DATE:

Gentlemen:

The undersigned R. LEE HAMILTON, JR. (hereinafter "Pledgor") and AIRNET
COMMUNICATIONS CORP. (hereinafter "Secured Party") entered into a promissory
note dated 11/9/00 ("Note") pursuant to which a security interest in all present
and future assets (hereinafter defined) in the Account (hereinafter defined) of
the Pledgor is granted by the Pledgor to the Secured Party (The "Security
Interest"). In connection therewith, the Pledgor hereby instructs you to:

         1.       establish a cash securities account, which is to be known as
                  "AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Secured Party, f/b/o R. LEE
                  HAMILTON, JR." (the "Account");

         2.       place the assets, including all financial assets, securities,
                  entitlements and all other assets now or hereinafter received
                  in such Account, (together the "Assets") including without
                  limitation those assets listed in Exhibit A attached hereto
                  and made a part hereof, into the Account. The Assets are
                  pledged according to the terms of the Security Agreement. As
                  long as the Assets are pledged to Secured Party, Salomon Smith
                  Barney will not invade the Assets to cover margin debits or
                  calls in any other accounts of the Pledgor; Salomon Smith
                  Barney agrees that, except for liens resulting from
                  commissions, fees, or charges based upon transactions in the
                  Account pursuant to its Client Agreement with Pledgor, it
                  subordinates in favor of Secured Party any security interest,
                  lien or right of setoff Salomon Smith Barney may have,
                  acknowledges that neither it, its subsidiaries or its
                  affiliates has or will assert a lien on the Assets, and
                  acknowledges that it has not received notice of any other
                  security interest in such Assets. In the event any such notice
                  is received, Salomon Smith Barney will promptly notify Secured
                  Party. Pledgor herein represents that the Assets are free and
                  clear of any lien or encumbrances, and agrees that, with the
                  exception of the security interest herein, no further or
                  additional liens or encumbrances will be placed on the Assets
                  without the express written consent of both Secured Party and
                  Salomon Smith Barney;
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         3.       maintain the Assets pledged as described in Exhibit A attached
                  hereto, the proceeds from the sale of any such Assets, and any
                  income derived therefrom, in the Account. Secured Party and
                  Pledgor acknowledge and agree that Salomon Smith Barney shall
                  not be held responsible for any decline in the market value of
                  the Assets or to notify Secured Party or Pledgor of any such
                  decline in the market value of the Assets, or to take any
                  action with regard to such Assets except upon the specific
                  written directions stated herein;

         4.       provide to Secured Party, so long as this agreement remains in
                  effect, with a duplicate copy to Pledgor, a monthly statement
                  of Assets and a confirmation statement of each transaction
                  effected in the Account after such transaction is effected.

The Pledgor and Secured Party consent and agree that the only entitlement orders
that shall be given to Salomon Smith Barney in regard to or in connection with
the Account shall be given by and Authorized Officer of Secured Party, except
that the Pledgor may give instructions to enter into purchase or sale
transactions in the Account. Pledgor shall not instruct Salomon Smith Barney to
deliver and, except as may be required by law or by court order, Salomon Smith
Barney shall not deliver cash and/or securities, or proceeds from the sale of ,
or distributions on, such securities out of the Account to the Pledgor or to any
other person or entity. Upon written notice by an Authorized Officer of Secured
Party, Salomon Smith Barney shall comply with the entitlement orders and
instructions of Secured Party without the consent of Pledgor or any other person
(it being understood and agreed that Salomon Smith Barney shall have no duty or
obligation whatsoever of any kind or character to have knowledge of the terms of
the Security Agreement or to determine whether or not an event of default
exists). Pledgor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Salomon Smith
Barney, its affiliates officers and employees from and against any and all
claims, actions, liabilities, lawsuits, losses damages, costs or expenses
including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or related to this
Agreement or any transactions hereunder. The Secured Party hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Salomon Smith Barney from and against any and all
claims, actions, liabilities, lawsuits, losses, damages, costs are expenses
including reasonable attorney's fees that may result by reason of Salomon Smith
Barney complying with the instructions or entitlement orders of Secured Party.
In the event that Salomon Smith Barney is sued or becomes involved in
litigations as a result of complying with the above stated written instructions,
Pledgor and Secured Party agree that Salomon Smith Barney shall be entitled to
charge all the costs and fees it incurs in connection with such litigation to
the Assets in the Account and to withdraw such sums as the costs and charges
accrue.

For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "Authorized Officer of Pledgor"
shall refer in the singular to R. LEE HAMILTON, JR. (who is, on the date hereof,
the Pledgor) and "Authorized Officer of Secured Party" shall refer in the
singular to John Berens (who is, on the date hereof, Chief Financial Officer of
the Secured Party). If the Pledgor or Secured Party is a natural person then
such term shall mean the Pledgor or Secured Party respectively and, if more than
one natural person is the Pledgor or Secured Party, such

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natural persons may act severally. In the event that either Pledgor or Secured
Party shall find it advisable to designate a replacement of any of its
Authorized Officers, written notice of any such replacement shall be given to
Salomon Smith Barney.

Except with respect to the obligations and duties as set forth herein, this
Agreement shall not impose or create any obligations or duties upon Salomon
Smith Barney greater than or in addition to the customary and usual obligations
and duties of Salomon Smith Barney to Pledgor.

The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto and shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its
conflict of law principles and the rights and remedies of the parties shall be
determined in accordance with such laws.

Salomon Smith Barney will treat all property at any time held by Salomon Smith
Barney in the Account as financial assets. Salomon Smith Barney acknowledges
that this Agreement constitutes written notification to Salomon Smith Barney,
pursuant to Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York and any applicable federal regulations for the Federal Reserve Book Entry
System, of the Secured Party's security interest in the Assets. The Pledgor,
Secured Party and Salomon Smith Barney also are entering into this Agreement to
provide for the Secured Party's control of the Assets and to perfect, and
confirm the first and exclusive priority of the Secured Party's security
interest in the Assets. Salomon Smith Barney agrees to promptly make and
thereafter maintain all necessary entries or notations in it books and records
to reflect the Secured Party's security interest in the Assets.

If any term or provision of this of this Agreement is determined to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be construed in all
respects as if the invalid or unenforceable term or provision were omitted. This
Agreement may not be altered or amended in any manner without the express
written consent of Pledgor, Secured Party and Salomon Smith Barney. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall
constitute one original agreement.

This Agreement may be terminated by Salomon Smith Barney upon 30 days written
notice to Pledgor and Secured Party. Upon expiration of such 30 day period,
Salomon Smith Barney shall be under no further obligation except to hold the
pledged Assets in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, pending receipt of
written instructions from Secured Party regarding the further disposition of the
pledged Assets.

The Pledgor and Secured Party acknowledge that this Agreement supplements the
Pledgor's existing Client Agreement(s) with Salomon Smith Barney and, except as
expressly provided herein, in no way is this Agreement intended to abridge any
rights that Salomon Smith Barney might otherwise have. In the event of a
conflict between the terms of the Client Agreement and this Agreement, the terms
of the agreement will control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor and Secured Party have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers all as of the day first above
written.

PLEDGOR
R. LEE HAMILTON, JR.

Signature   /s/ R. Lee Hamilton, Jr.
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Date  10-9-00

SECURED PARTY
AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

By          John Berens
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Title    Chief Financial Officer
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Signature  /s/ John Berens
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Date   10-2-00

SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.

By  /s/ Paul Chiampa                        Date 2/12/01
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     (Resident Vice President)

By  _______________________________         Date ___________________
       (Regional Director)

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                                    EXHIBIT A

PLEDGED COLLATERAL ACCOUNT NUMBER:  xxx-xxxxx-x-x-xxx (Intentionally Redacted)

                                     ASSETS

                     113,274 Shares of AirNet Common Stock

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