Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HC2 Holdings, Inc.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/8/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NOVATEL WIRELESS INC [NVTL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

460 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE 150

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

HERNDON, VA 20170

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	7363334	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)	3/8/2015	9/8/2019	Common Stock	4117647	$2.26	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	871960	$1.75	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The securities of the Issuer reported herein are held directly by HC2 Holdings 2, Inc. ("HC2 Holdings"). HC2 Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, Inc. ("HC2"). Mr. Philip A. Falcone is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of HC2 and the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Harbinger Group Inc., which beneficially owns 24.7% of the outstanding common stock of HC2. Mr. Falcone beneficially owns 26.4 % of the outstanding common stock of HC2. Neither HC2 nor Mr. Falcone owns directly any securities of the Issuer. However, as a result of HC2's ownership of all of HC2 Holdings' equity and
( 2)	(continued from Footnote 1) Mr. Falcone's position with HC2, HC2 and Mr. Falcone may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer directly and a pecuniary interest in such shares owned by HC2 Holdings. Each of HC2 and Mr. Falcone disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by HC2 Holdings except to the extent he or it has actual voting or investment control of such shares.
( 3)	The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into 871,960 shares of Common Stock upon approval of such conversion by the stockholders of the Issuer, and has no expiration date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HC2 Holdings, Inc. 460 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE 150 HERNDON, VA 20170		X
FALCONE PHILIP 460 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE 150 HERNDON, VA 20170		X
HC2 Holdings 2, Inc. 460 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE 150 HERNDON, VA 20170		X

Signatures
HC2 Holdings, Inc., By: /s/ Andrea L. Mancuso, Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary		9/15/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
HC2 Holdings 2, Inc., By: /s/ Mesfin Demise, Chief Financial Officer		9/15/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Philip A. Falcone		9/15/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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