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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-006653
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160906
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001383395
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			I0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35135
		FILM NUMBER:		161869767

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15-55 BLVD CHARLES DE GAULLE
		STREET 2:		LES PORTES DE LA DEFENSE
		CITY:			COLOMBES
		STATE:			I0
		ZIP:			92700
		BUSINESS PHONE:		33170721600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15-55 BLVD CHARLES DE GAULLE
		STREET 2:		LES PORTES DE LA DEFENSE
		CITY:			COLOMBES
		STATE:			I0
		ZIP:			92700
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<DESCRIPTION>SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A. 6-K
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><b>UNITED
      STATES</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><b>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Washington,
      D.C. 20549</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font><br><br><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>REPORT OF
      FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>UNDER
      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>For the
      month of</b></font> <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>September
      2016</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Commission
      File Number</b></font><b>: 001-35135</b>
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            <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Sequans Communications S.A.</b></font>
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            (Translation of Registrant&#8217;s name into English)
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            <b>15-55 boulevard Charles de Gaulle</b>
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            <b>92700 Colombes, France </b>
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            <b>Telephone : +33 1 70 72 16 00</b>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
      under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: </font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Form
      20-F </font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt">&#9745;</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      Form 40-F </font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
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    <p style="text-align: justify">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
      permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):&#160;Yes&#160;</font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font><font style="font-size: 12pt">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt">No&#160;</font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt">&#9745;</font><br>
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      <b>Note:</b> Regulation&#160;S-T Rule&#160;101(b)(1) only permits the submission
      in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual
      report to security holders.
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    <p style="text-align: justify">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
      permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):&#160;Yes&#160;</font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font><font style="font-size: 12pt">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt">No&#160;</font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt">&#9745;</font><br>
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      <b>Note: </b>Regulation&#160;S-T Rule&#160;101(b)(7) only permits the submission
      in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other
      document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and
      make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant
      is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&#8217;s &#8220;home
      country&#8221;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
      registrant&#8217;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other
      document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
      distributed to the registrant&#8217;s security holders, and, if discussing a
      material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or
      other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
      contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
      Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934. Yes </font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      No </font><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt">&#9745;</font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">If &quot;Yes&quot; is
      marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
      connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): </font>82-_______________.
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    <p>
      Exhibit 99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, shall be
      incorporated by reference into each of the following Registration
      Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the
      registrant: Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-177919, 333-180487, 333-187611,
      333-194903 and 333-203539) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-198758).
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      <b>EXPLANATORY NOTE</b>
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      Effective September 6, 2016, Sequans Communications S.A. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
      hired Mr. Nick Taluja as vice president worldwide sales.&#160;&#160;&#160;He will
      manage Sequans&#8217; global sales organization, including regional operations
      in USA, Asia, and Europe, which previously reported directly to the CEO.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      </font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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. </font>
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            <b>SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.</b>
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          (Registrant)
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            Date:
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            September 6, 2016
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          By:
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            /s/ Deborah Choate
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            Deborah Choate
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            &#160;
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            Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b><br>
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      The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 6-K:
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            <u>Description</u>
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          99.1
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            Press release dated&#160;&#160;September 6, 2016
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Sequans
      Appoints Nick Taluja VP of Worldwide Sales</b></font>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Former
      VP at SK Hynix and ST-Ericsson joins LTE for IoT chip leader</b></font></i>
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      PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 6, 2016--Leading LTE for IoT chipmaker
      Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS) has appointed Nick Taluja to the
      position of vice president, worldwide sales, where he will manage
      Sequans&#8217; global sales organization, including regional operations in
      USA, Asia, and Europe. Nick brings to Sequans more than 20 years of
      broad range experience in sales and marketing at leading semiconductor
      companies in the mobile, communication, industrial and automotive
      markets.
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      &#8220;We are very pleased to have Nick join our executive team,&#8221; said Georges
      Karam, Sequans CEO. &#8220;Our customers will benefit from his extensive
      knowledge of global semiconductor markets and our company will benefit
      from his significant sales management and customer service experience.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Taluja was most recently vice president of sales at SK hynix, a leading
      supplier of DRAM and Flash memory solutions, where he led the sales
      organization for the Americas. Prior to SK hynix, Taluja led the
      Americas&#8217; sales and marketing organizations at ST-Ericsson, the former
      multinational supplier of wireless semiconductor products, including LTE
      solutions. Earlier, Taluja spent several years at Texas Instruments.
    </p>
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      &#8220;I am excited to be part of the Sequans team and lead the worldwide
      sales organization,&#8221; said Taluja. &#8220;What they have accomplished in
      becoming the first to market with optimized LTE solutions for IoT
      markets is truly exceptional and I look forward to working with Sequans&#8217;
      global teams to drive the next chapter in the company's growth.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About Sequans Communications</b>
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    <p>
      Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and leading
      provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless device
      manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has developed and
      delivered six generations of 4G technology and its chips are certified
      and shipping in 4G networks, both LTE and WiMAX, around the world.
      Today, Sequans offers two LTE product lines: StreamrichLTE&#8482;, optimized
      for feature-rich mobile computing and home/portable router devices, and
      StreamliteLTE&#8482;, optimized for M2M devices and other connected devices
      for the Internet of Things. Sequans is based in Paris, France with
      additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong
      Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online at&#160;<u>www.sequans.com</u>;&#160;<u>www.facebook.com/sequans</u>;&#160;<u>www.twitter.com/sequans</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Sequans Communications S.A.<br>Media relations:<br>Kimberly
      Tassin, +1-425-736-0569<br><u>Kimberly@sequans.com</u><br>or<br>Investor
      relations:<br>Claudia Gatlin, +1-212-830-9080<br><u>claudia@sequans.com</u>
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