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~~Washington,~~SECURITIES ~~D.C.~~AND ~~20549~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K

~~Pursuant~~CURRENT ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of~~REPORT ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of The ~~Earliest~~Securities ~~Event~~Exchange ~~Reported):~~Act ~~June 1,~~of ~~2006~~1934

~~SOMERA~~Date ~~COMMUNICATIONS~~of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 20, ~~INC.~~2006

~~(Exact~~SOMERA ~~name~~COMMUNICATIONS, ~~of registrant as specified in its charter)~~INC.

Delaware		000-27843		77-0521878
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

~~301~~Delaware S.(State ~~Northpoint~~or ~~Drive,~~other ~~Coppell,~~jurisdiction ~~Texas~~of ~~(Address~~incorporation) of000-27843 ~~principal~~(Commission ~~executive~~File ~~offices~~Number) ~~75019~~77-0521878 (~~Zip~~I.R.S. ~~Code~~Employer Identification No.)

~~Registrant’s~~301 ~~telephone~~S. ~~number~~Northpoint Drive, ~~including~~Coppell, ~~area~~Texas ~~code:~~(Address of principal executive offices) 75019 (~~972~~Zip Code) ~~304-5660~~

~~Check~~Registrant’s ~~the~~telephone ~~appropriate~~number, ~~box~~including ~~below~~area ifcode: ~~the Form 8~~(972) 304-~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the~~5660 ~~filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~

oCheck ~~Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under~~ the ~~Securities~~appropriate ~~Act~~box ~~(17~~below ~~CFR~~if ~~230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under~~ the ~~Exchange~~Form ~~Act (17 CFR 240.14a~~8-~~12)~~K ofiling ~~Pre-commencement~~is ~~communications~~intended ~~pursuant~~ to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14d-2(b)~~satisfy ~~under~~ the filing ~~Exchange~~obligation ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~the ~~CFR~~registrant ~~240.14d-2(b))~~under oany ~~Pre-commencement~~of ~~communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under~~ the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~provisions:

~~Item~~o Written communications pursuant to Rule ~~1.01~~425 ~~Entry~~under ~~into~~the aSecurities ~~Material~~Act ~~Definitive~~(17 ~~Agreement~~CFR 230.425)

Aso ~~reported~~Soliciting ~~below~~material inpursuant ~~Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K, M. Wayne Higgins was appointed effective June 1, 2006~~ to ~~serve in the newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO)~~Rule ~~of Somera Communications, Inc. (“Company”). The material terms of Mr. Higgins’ employment with the Company are summarized in Item 5.02 of this Form 8~~14a-K.12 ~~The~~under ~~Company also entered into an indemnification agreement for~~ the ~~benefit~~Exchange ~~of Mr. Higgins~~Act in(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~form of that set forth as Exhibit 10~~240.~~1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S~~14a-~~1 dated September 10, 1999 (Registration 333-86927~~12).

~~Item 5.02~~o ~~Departure~~Pre-commencement ofcommunications ~~Directors~~pursuant orto ~~Principal~~Rule 14d-2(b) ~~Officers;~~under ~~Election~~the ofExchange ~~Directors;~~Act ~~Appointment of~~(17 ~~Principal~~CFR ~~Officers~~240.14d-2(b))

~~Effective~~o ~~June 1,~~Pre-commencement ~~2006,~~ communications M.pursuant ~~Wayne Higgins, 57, was appointed~~ to ~~serve in the newly~~Rule 13e-~~created position of Chief Operating Officer~~ 4(~~COO~~c) of ~~the~~under ~~Company. Mr. Higgins has been serving on~~ the ~~Company’s~~ ~~advisory~~Exchange ~~board~~Act ~~for the past 18 months and, through his privately held company, BayWood~~(17 ~~Enterprises~~CFR ~~LLC, performed consulting services for the Company during which time he and his privately held company were paid $1,685,000 for the purchase of inventory and $109,305 in compensation by the Company~~240. ~~Prior to joining the Company’s advisory board, Mr. Higgins was employed by Nortel Networks from 1980~~13e-~~2004, where he served in a~~4(c)) ~~number of executive positions including Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Global Sales Operations, and Vice President of Global Re-Marketed Equipment.~~

~~Mr. Higgins~~TABLE ~~entered~~OF ~~into an employment contract with the Company that provides for:~~ CONTENTS

~~(a) an~~Item ~~annual~~4.01. ~~base~~Changes ~~salary~~in ofRegistrant’s ~~$275,000;~~ Certifying Accountant.

(b) eligibilityTable for participation in the Company’s Operating Income Bonus Plan based on meeting the Company’s Business Plan and profitability, with an annual target bonus of up to 36% of annual earnings, or $100,000; Contents

~~(c)~~Item ~~for~~4.01. ~~twelve~~Changes ~~(12) months~~ in ~~following~~Registrant’s ~~the~~Certifying ~~date of his hire, eligibility to receive a one time,~~Accountant. ~~lump sum payment of 5% of the billed gross profit of all incremental business (based on current forecast) the Company secures up to a maximum of $125,000;~~

(db) Effective June ~~eligibility~~20, to2006, ~~participate~~the inAudit Committee of the ~~full~~Board ~~range~~of Directors of Somera Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~benefit~~engaged ~~plans~~Weaver and ~~six~~Tidwell, ~~weeks~~L.L.P. (“Weaver and Tidwell”) as ~~vacation~~the ~~annually,~~independent ~~accrued~~public byaccountants ~~pay~~for ~~period;~~the Company.

~~(e) options~~During ~~to purchase 100,000 shares of~~ the ~~Company’s~~two ~~common~~most ~~stock~~recent atfiscal anyears ~~exercise~~and ~~price equal~~through to the ~~price~~date ~~per share~~ of ~~the~~this ~~Company’s~~Current ~~common~~Report ~~stock as listed~~ on ~~the Nasdaq National Market~~Form ~~on the date of grant~~8-K, ~~such~~neither ~~options to vest as to 33 1/3% of~~ the ~~shares~~Company ~~subject~~nor toanyone ~~the~~on ~~option one year after~~ the ~~date~~Company’s ofbehalf ~~grant,~~consulted ~~and~~Weaver ~~as to 1/36th of the shares subject to the option monthly thereafter, so that the options will be fully vested~~ and ~~exercisable~~Tidwell ~~three (3) years from the date of grant,~~regarding ~~subject to Mr. Higgins’ continued service to the Company on the relevant vesting dates; and~~either:

(fi) ~~future~~ the ~~option~~application ~~grants~~of accounting principles to ~~purchase~~a 25specified transaction,~~000~~ ~~shares~~either completed ~~annually~~or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, ~~beginning~~and ~~with~~neither a written report was provided to the Company ~~next~~nor ~~cycle~~was oforal advice provided that Weaver and Tidwell concluded was an ~~option~~important ~~grants~~factor considered by the Company. in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or

(gii) ~~If within~~ any ~~one~~matter ~~(1)~~that ~~month~~was ofeither ~~employment~~the ~~(between~~subject ~~June 1,~~of ~~2006 and June 30, 2006) there is~~ a ~~“Change~~disagreement ofas ~~Control”~~that ~~(as~~term is defined in ~~the agreement~~Item 304(a)~~, then 25% of the 100,000 stock options granted shall vest and become exercisable after the Change of Control has been consummated. If between two~~ (21) ~~and five~~ (5iv) ~~months~~ of ~~employment (between July~~Regulation 1,S-K ~~2006~~ and ~~September 30,~~the ~~2006)~~related ~~there~~instructions thereto isor a ~~“Change~~reportable ofevent ~~Control” (~~as ~~defined~~that interm ~~the~~is ~~agreement), then~~described ~~50%~~in ~~of the 100,000 stock options granted shall vest and become exercisable after the Change of Control has been consummated. If after more than five~~ Item 304(5a) ~~months of employment~~ (~~on or after October~~ 1~~, 2006~~) ~~there is a “Change of Control”~~ (~~as defined in the agreement~~v), ~~then 100%~~ of ~~the~~ ~~100,000 stock options granted shall vest and become exercisable after the Change of Control has been consummated~~Regulation S-K.

~~The Company also announced on June 1, 2006, the departure of Michael Foliano, Senior Vice~~2 ~~President of Sales, Supply and Operations.~~

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~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits~~Signature

~~(c) Exhibits~~ 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.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated June 1, 2006.


	SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
	By:	/s/ David W. Heard
		David W. Heard
		President and Chief Executive Officer

3Date: June 26, 2006

~~Signature~~3

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.

SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ David W. Heard David W. Heard President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 1, 2006

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated June 1, 2006.

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