Exhibit 99.1

                  I, E. Van Cullens, certify that:
         1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Westell
             Technologies, Inc.;
         2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
             untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
             fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
             circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
             with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
         3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
             financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly
             present in all material respects the financial condition, results
             of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
             periods presented in this quarterly report;
         4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
             for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
             (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the
             registrant and have:
         a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
             material information relating to the registrant, including its
             consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
             those entities, particularly during the period in which this
             quarterly report is being prepared;
         b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
             and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
             of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
         c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
             effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
             our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
         5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
             based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
             and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or
             persons performing the equivalent functions):
         a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
             controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
             record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
             identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
             internal controls; and
         b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
             other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
             internal controls; and
         6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in
             this quarterly report whether there were significant changes in
             internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
             affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
             evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
             significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

         Date:  February 14, 2003

                                       /s/ E. Van Cullens
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                                           E. Van Cullens
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer