<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF WORLD WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF WORLD WIRELESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED) AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 707,120 37,278 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 824,636 130,509 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 <INVENTORY> 422,206 159,881 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,953,962 328,551 <PP&E> 1,279,625 448,237 <DEPRECIATION> 212,556 121,215 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,654,713 663,042 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 903,380 203,351 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 9,525 5,663 <OTHER-SE> 5,141,259 409,220 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 6,654,713 663,042 <SALES> 1,875,494 618,505 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,875,494 618,505 <CGS> 1,070,097 662,184 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,345,497 825,568 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 22,597 30,677 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,562,697) (899,924) <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,562,697) (899,924) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,562,697) (899,924) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.19) (0.25) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.19) (0.25)