6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report Of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant To Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of

The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2011

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  001-34491

DRAGONWAVE INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

411 Legget Drive, Suite 600

Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 3C9

Canada

(Address of principal executive office)

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The following exhibits are press releases issued by DragonWave Inc.:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated October 25, 2011 — DragonWave Introduces “Avenue”; Paving the Road for Smooth Transition to Microcellular Solutions
99.2	Press Release dated October 25, 2011 — DragonWave, Fiber Tower Partner to Bring Bundled Microcellular Solutions

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

DRAGONWAVE INC.
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Russell Frederick
Name:	Russell Frederick
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date:  October 25, 2011

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

DRAGONWAVE INTRODUCES “AVENUE”; PAVING THE ROAD FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION TO MICROCELLULAR SOLUTIONS

Zoning-Friendly “Avenue” Platform Enables Service Providers to Quickly Scale Capacity, Increase In-building Service Coverage and Optimize Spectrum Usage

Ottawa, Canada, October 25, 2011 — With data usage per subscriber on their networks exploding, mobile operators are seeking quick and cost-effective ways to expand bandwidth capacity and increase spectrum allocations in critical areas. Mobile operators are increasingly turning to microcellular underlay networks to augment over-burdened macrocellular networks. Until now, the missing pieces of the puzzle to deploying cost-effective underlay networks has been the backhaul required to deliver capacity to the lamp post or light standard where these microcells are situated, as well as providing the infrastructure (power, environmental, switching, etc.) to support such deployments. With the new DragonWave Avenue, mobile operators can now meet this challenge.

DragonWave (TSX: DWI; NASDAQ: DRWI) will demonstrate its new Avenue solution in Booth 1615 at 4G World 2011, Oct. 24-27, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

“Yankee Group’s Mobile Operator clients expect to deploy 10-15 or more microcells for each macrocell in urban centers in order to meet anticipated coverage and capacity demands over the next three to five years,” said Jennifer Pigg, Yankee Group Vice President, Network Research.  “The cost structure for deploying and maintaining these tens of thousands of microcells must be completely different from that of a macrocell.  Mobile operators are demanding flexible solutions that can accommodate a multitude of backhaul topologies, and that are compact and easily installed to quickly and effectively meet the capacity demands of burgeoning mobile traffic.”

DragonWave’s Avenue flexibly accommodates a wide range of 3G or 4G microcellular RAN access units and leverages an integrated backhaul antenna array supporting up to three simultaneous backhaul beam paths using frequencies ranging from 2 GHz to 80 GHz to deliver 1.2 Gbps of aggregate, full-duplex capacity. Alternatively, the Avenue can be backhauled via fiber or DSL. The Avenue’s compact design allows it to be easily mounted on street lamps, traffic-light poles or building walls. The completely integrated nature of the Avenue unit addresses zoning-friendliness and ease of installation. RAN base stations integrated into the Avenue can be backhauled over distances up to 4 km/2.5 mi. The Avenue’s ultra-high capacity enables the support of a wide range of network topologies (self-healing rings, constrained meshes, point-to-point/daisy-chaining or multi-point). The Avenue extends DragonWave’s reputation for delivering the highest levels of spectral efficiency and reliability for carrier-grade delivery of advanced applications and services.

The DragonWave Avenue solution is the industry’s smallest device, utilizing the industry’s smallest antenna, to integrate microcellular backhaul, third-party base stations, power supply, battery backup, switching, and management in an all-in-one, environmentally shielded enclosure.

“The DragonWave Avenue is a valuable and timely solution for the competitive environment that we find ourselves in today,” said Peter V. Cappiello, Chief Operating Officer with Future Technologies (www.futuretechllc.com), a market-leading, full-service IT solution provider. “With bandwidth demand exploding—particularly in dense, urban areas—the DragonWave solution enables mobile operators to

make strategic decisions to rapidly implement a cost-effective microcellular underlay with high-capacity backhaul to non-traditional cellular sites.”

Added Greg Friesen, Vice President, Product Management with DragonWave: “The Avenue is a hardened, all-outdoor, zoning-friendly and fully integrated solution that was designed specifically for service providers to deploy microcellular coverage with high-performance backhaul. The Avenue enables service providers to continue to successfully deliver on their SLAs (service-level agreements) and extract maximum value from their investment in spectrum.”

About DragonWave

DragonWave® is a leading provider of high-capacity packet microwave solutions that drive next-generation IP networks.  DragonWave’s carrier-grade point-to-point packet microwave systems transmit broadband voice, video and data, enabling service providers, government agencies, enterprises and other organizations to meet their increasing bandwidth requirements rapidly and affordably.  The principal application of DragonWave’s products is wireless network backhaul.  Additional solutions include leased line replacement, last mile fiber extension and enterprise networks.  DragonWave’s corporate headquarters is located in Ottawa, Ontario, with sales locations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America.  For more information, visit http://www.dragonwaveinc.com.

DragonWave® and Horizon® are registered trademarks of DragonWave Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements as to DragonWave’s growth opportunities and the potential benefits of, and demand for, DragonWave’s products.  These statements are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including our view of the relative position of DragonWave’s products compared to competitive offerings in the industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.  DragonWave’s actual results, performance, achievements and developments may differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements. Risk factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or developments of DragonWave to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements can be found in the public documents filed by DragonWave with U.S. and Canadian securities regulatory authorities. DragonWave assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by law.

Media Contacts

Nadine Kittle
Marketing Communications
DragonWave Inc.
nkittle@dragonwaveinc.com
Tel: 613-599-9991 ext 2262 John Lawlor
VP Investor Relations
DragonWave Inc.
jlawlor@dragonwaveinc.com
Tel: 613-599-9991 ext 2252 Becky Obbema
Interprose Public Relations
(for DragonWave)
Becky.Obbema@interprosepr.com
Tel: (408) 778-2024

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

DRAGONWAVE, FIBERTOWER PARTNER TO BRING BUNDLED MICROCELLULAR SOLUTIONS

The DragonWave Avenue leverages FiberTower’s Expansive 24GHz and 39GHz Spectrum to Bring Mobile Operators Turnkey Microcellular Network Solutions.

Ottawa, Canada, October 25, 2011 — The burgeoning need for high-capacity data traffic to meet this growth within dense, complex urban areas has become a key motivator for microcellular deployments and is driving innovation in network development initiatives. In a move that directly benefits mobile operators, DragonWave Inc. (TSX: DWI; NASDAQ: DRWI), a leading global supplier of high-capacity packet microwave radios, and FiberTower  (NASDAQ: FTWR), one of the largest alternative backhaul providers in the United States, have entered into an alliance that was announced today at 4G World in Chicago. This alliance allows DragonWave to bundle FiberTower spectrum with its Avenue product line, while also enabling FiberTower to offer bundled spectrum and equipment solutions.

Designed to meet city-zoning restrictions for street level deployments, the DragonWave Avenue incorporates the industry’s smallest antennas to operate seamlessly with FiberTower’s area license frequencies and provide unsurpassed microcellular backhaul performance. With Avenue now being marketed with FiberTower’s expansive portfolio of 24 GHz and 39 GHz licenses, mobile carriers can deploy six-inch and smaller antenna solutions to provide street-level microcellular backhaul offerings. These bands offer a simple licensing process and are more readily available in markets where frequency congestion is an issue. FiberTower’s spectrum licenses extend to over 99% of the United States.

DragonWave’s newly announced Avenue product line is the industry’s smallest microcellular device, which also utilizes the industry’s smallest antenna to integrate microcellular backhaul, third-party base stations, power supply, battery backup, switching, and management in an all-in-one, environmentally-shielded enclosure.

DragonWave will demonstrate its new Avenue solution in Booth 1615 at 4G World 2011, Oct. 24-27, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

“Clearly, as mobile operators are moving to microcellular architectures, innovative wireless backhaul solutions are needed” said Kurt Van Wagenen, FiberTower President and CEO. “The DragonWave Avenue comes at an opportune time for the industry and by leveraging FiberTower’s extensive 24GHz and 39GHz spectrum, operators can now have a small, pole-mountable, street-level backhaul solution.”

“DragonWave has long recognized that Avenue is what was needed at the street level to effectively deploy microcellular coverage with high-performance backhaul,” said Peter Allen, President and CEO, DragonWave. “Our alliance with FiberTower assists operators by allowing them to leverage mini-antennas to meet burgeoning traffic demands using microcellular underlay networks. We very much value our partnership with FiberTower and, moving forward, we see microcells and wireless backhaul being fundamental to operators looking to meet 4G bandwidth demands and offer ubiquitous coverage.”

About DragonWave

DragonWave® is a leading provider of high-capacity packet microwave solutions that drive next-generation IP networks.  DragonWave’s carrier-grade point-to-point packet microwave systems transmit broadband voice, video and data, enabling service providers, government agencies, enterprises and other organizations to meet their increasing bandwidth requirements rapidly and affordably.  The principal application of DragonWave’s products is wireless network backhaul.  Additional solutions include leased line replacement, last mile fiber extension and enterprise networks.  DragonWave’s corporate headquarters is located in Ottawa, Ontario, with sales locations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America.  For more information, visit http://www.dragonwaveinc.com.

DragonWave® and Horizon® are registered trademarks of DragonWave Inc.

About FiberTower

FiberTower is a backhaul and access services provider focused primarily on the wireless carrier market.  With its extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands, carrier-class fiber and microwave networks in 13 major markets and master service agreements with nine U.S. wireless carriers, FiberTower is considered to be the leading alternative carrier for wireless backhaul. FiberTower also provides backhaul and access service to government and enterprise markets. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.fibertower.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements as to DragonWave’s growth opportunities and the potential benefits of, and demand for, DragonWave’s products.  These statements are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including our view of the relative position of DragonWave’s products compared to competitive offerings in the industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.  DragonWave’s actual results, performance, achievements and developments may differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements. Risk factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or developments of DragonWave to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements can be found in the public documents filed by DragonWave with U.S. and Canadian securities regulatory authorities. DragonWave assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by law.

Media Contacts

Nadine Kittle Marketing Communications DragonWave Inc. nkittle@dragonwaveinc.com Tel: 613-599-9991 ext 2262 John Lawlor VP Investor Relations DragonWave Inc. jlawlor@dragonwaveinc.com Tel: 613-599-9991 ext 2252 Becky Obbema Interprose Public Relations (for DragonWave) Becky.Obbema@interprosepr.com Tel: (408) 778-2024