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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-35025) pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan of Adaptive
Broadband Corporation of our report dated July 24, 2000, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Adaptive Broadband
Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended June 30, 2000 and the related financial statement schedule included
therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
November 29, 2000
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