Exhibit 23.1








                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports dated May 11, 1999 on the financial statements of Westell Technologies,
Inc. and Subsidiaries (and to all references to our Firm) included in or made
part of this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statement File No. 33-99914.



                                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 29, 1999