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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                                   CONSENT OF
                       INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3/Amendment No. 1) and related prospectus of
Cycomm International Inc. for the registration of 1,381,978 Common Shares and
505,000 Warrants to purchase Common Shares and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated September 5, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Cycomm International Inc. included in its
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1996, as amended, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Vancouver, Canada,                                 /s/ Ernst & Young
January 8, 1997.                                   Chartered Accountants