AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 14, 2000

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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): March 10, 2000


                          DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


              0-15895                                   77-0016028
       (Commission File Number)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


   170 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE, CA                     95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


                                  408/943-0777
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)




                                 With a copy to:
                              Bruce Alan Mann, Esq.
                             Morrison & Foerster LLP
                                425 Market Street
                             San Francisco, CA 94105
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ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS.

         Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No.
333-73021) and in connection with the public offering of 1,347,368 shares of the
common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Digital Microwave Corporation (the
"Company"), on March 10, 2000, the Company consummated the issuance and sale of
such shares. The Company issued a press release on March 10, 2000 with respect
to the public offering, which is hereby incorporated by reference and a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM     7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.


              (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
                  None.

              (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
                  None.

              (c) Exhibits.

                  99.1     Press Release issued by the Company on March 10,
                           2000.

                                   SIGNATURES

              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.

                                    DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION



Date:    March 14, 2000             By:   /s/ CARL A. THOMSEN
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                                         Carl A. Thomsen
                                         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                         Officer and Secretary


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                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS



Exhibit  No.             Description
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99.1                     Press Release issued by the Company on March 10, 2000.



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