EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Intelect Communications Systems Limited

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-35841) on Form S-3 of Intelect Communications, Inc. of our report dated
April 9, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Intelect
Communications Systems Limited and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December
31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996, the
two months ended December 31, 1995 and the years ended October 31, 1995 and
1994, and the related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1996
annual report on Form 10-K of Intelect Communications Systems Limited.

Our report dated April 9, 1997, contains an explanatory paragraph that states
that the Company has suffered recurring losses from continuing operations and is
dependent upon the successful development and commercialization of its products
and its ability to secure adequate sources of capital until the Company is
operating profitably. These matters raise substantial doubt about the company's
ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans with regard to these
matters are described in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/S/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK

Chartered Accountants
Hamilton, Bermuda
December 19, 1997