EXHIBIT 99.1
Investor Relations:        Trade/Business Press:    Fujitsu Telecom Europe, Ltd.
Bruce R. Albelda           Brad Wills               Kaz Saeki
Westell, Inc.              Wills & Associates,      Marketing Director
630.375.4125               Inc.                     44.1.21.717.6000
balbelda@westell.com       301.530.3711             ftel@ftel.co.uk
                           bwills@wills-pr.com



                FUJITSU TELECOMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED (FTEL)
                     AND WESTELL EXPAND STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

     Long Term Initiative Includes Funding Sponsorship for DSL Product
Development, License of DSL Technology, Manufacturing for ADSL and HDSL
Products, and Transfer Of Certain Assets of Westell's U.K. Operations to FTEL

AURORA, ILLINOIS AND BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND... (JUNE 14, 1999) ...Westell
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL) and Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited
(FTEL) announced today that they have entered into a broad strategic agreement
on ADSL and HDSL product development, manufacturing and global marketing. As
part of this agreement, FTEL will assist Westell in the funding of certain
future developments of ADSL and the parties will continue working together to
enhance and to develop new products for both ADSL and HDSL applications. FTEL
will receive a long-term license of Westell's intellectual property for ADSL and
HDSL deployment in FTEL products.

         Additionally, in a measure to streamline operations, Westell
transferred certain assets of its U.K. operations to FTEL. Employees of Westell
Europe Limited (WEL), headquartered in Cambridge, England, became employees of
FTEL, FTEL assumed WEL's lease, purchased certain fixed assets and inventories
of WEL, and earned manufacturing rights.

         "Westell and FTEL have been working closely for a number of years,
including our partnership in a major European DSL deployment" stated Marc
Zionts, CEO of Westell, Inc. "This agreement marks another step in our strategy
to further promote our participation in the DSL marketplace while decreasing our
operating expenses. The long term licensing agreement of our Intellectual
Property will enhance the capabilities of FTEL to leverage its significant





presence in the marketplace."

         "Our growing position in the access market will be further enhanced by
the addition of Westell's European team. This will provide greater emphasis on
our broadband solutions and will enable us to provide much greater value for our
customers. This agreement will facilitate greater integration of technology into
the next generation of product. We look forward to it providing innovative xDSL
based end-to-end solutions for our customers" said Shigeyuki Unagami, Managing
Director, FTEL.

         Westell Technologies, Inc, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is a
holding company for Westell, Inc. and Conference Plus, Inc. Westell, Inc.
manufactures and licenses DSL systems and value added CPE, and manufactures
telecommunications access products. Conference Plus, Inc. is a multi-point
telecommunications service bureau specializing in audio teleconferencing,
multi-point video conferencing, broadcast fax, and IP multimedia conferencing
services. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's Web site
at www.westell.com.

         FTEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and FTEL employs
more than 1,100 people at various sites in the UK and Europe. FTEL plays an
important role of Fujitsu's telecommunications activities in Europe and its main
product portfolio includes manufacture of ISDN, DWS, Kilostream, Optical systems
and SDH radio products in addition to design and development of network
management platforms and other advanced telecommunications systems and provision
of associated support services. Additional information can be obtained by
visiting FTEL's Web site at www.ftel.co.uk.

              "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities
                         Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
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Certain statements contained herein including, without limitation, "decreasing
operating expenses", "enhance the capabilities of FTEL to leverage its
significant presence in the marketplace", are forward looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to,
product demand and market acceptance risks (including the future commercial
acceptance of the Company's ADSL systems by telephone companies and other
customers), the impact of competitive products and technologies (such as cable
modems and fiber optic cable), competitive pricing pressures, product
development, excess and obsolete inventory due to new product development,
commercialization and technological delays or difficulties (including delays or
difficulties in developing, producing, testing and selling new products and
technologies, such as ADSL systems), the effect of the Company's accounting
policies, the effect of economic conditions and trade, legal, social, and
economic risks (such as import, licensing and trade restrictions) and other
risks more fully described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1998 under the section "Risk Factors". The Company
undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to
these forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.