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                                 March 14, 2001



World Wide Wireless Communications, Inc.
520 Third Street, Suite 101
Oakland, California 94607

          Re:       World Wide Wireless Communications, Inc. Legality of Shares

Gentlemen:

          We have acted as counsel to World Wide Wireless Communications, Inc.
(the "Company"), in connection with the registration for resale of 65,200,000
Shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") issuable to Grenville Finance Ltd. and
Andrew Corporation under the certain Common Stock Purchase Warrants ("the
Warrants") and issuable to Grenville Finance Ltd. under the Equity Line of
Credit, as described in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

          We have reviewed such documents and have made such inquiries as we
have deemed necessary and appropriate to render the opinion set forth herein. We
have assumed that all documents that have been submitted to us as originals are
true and correct and those documents submitted to us, as copies conform to the
originals of those documents.

          Assuming that the shares are issued in accordance with the terms of
the Warrants, and the terms of the Equity Line of Credit as described in the
Common Stock Purchase Agreement the shares will be, when issued, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We are not providing
an opinion as to any other statements contained in the Form SB-2 registration
statement, nor as to matters that occur after the date thereof.




Foley & Lardner
March 14, 2001
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          We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal
Matters."

                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     /s/ Foley & Lardner

                                                     FOLEY & LARDNER