UNITED STATES

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): November 2, 2009

STARENT NETWORKS, CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-33511

04-3527533

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

30 International Place

Tewksbury, MA

01876

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 851-1100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 2, 2009, Starent Networks, Corp. announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed:


99.1		Press Release dated November 2, 2009, entitled “Starent Networks, Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results”

SIGNATURE

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.


	STARENT NETWORKS, CORP.

Date: November 2, 2009	By:	/S/ JONATHAN M. MOULTON
		Jonathan M. Moulton
		Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated November 2, 2009, entitled “Starent Networks, Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results”

Starent Networks, Corp. 8-K