Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated August 31, 1999
relating to the financial statements of IXATA, Inc., which appears in the
Current Report on Form 8-K/A of The IXATA Group, Inc. (Formerly SecurFone
America, Inc.) dated March 9, 2000.


/s/  Nation Smith Hermes Diamond

Nation Smith Hermes Diamond

March 9, 2000