Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL), a leading provider of broadband access products and conferencing services, announces the appointment of Joseph G. DeCarolis as Engineering Director for its UltraLine(TM) II video gateway product line. He will be responsible for all Westell engineering efforts on UltraLine II video gateway products. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's web site at www.westell.com.

Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL), a leading provider of broadband access products and conferencing services, announces the appointment of Joseph G. DeCarolis as Engineering Director for its UltraLine(TM) II video gateway product line.

DeCarolis formerly served as the Director of Systems and Architecture/Optical Business Unit at Centillium Communications, Fremont, CA, where he was developing a new optical business unit based on PON technology. His career includes engineering, product development and business development positions in a variety of innovative telecom companies focused on broadband access networks, including Alloptic, Inc., Andes Networks, Eastern Research, Mariposa Technology, Digital Link, OSIcom and Telesciences. He will be responsible for all Westell engineering efforts on UltraLine II video gateway products.

"Joe is a key addition to lead the engineering effort for our UltraLine II product team. He brings excellent experience and a strong video perspective to Westell and this product line," said Bill Noll, Westell Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer. "We expect Joe to play an important strategic role in building the success of the UltraLine II and expanding Westell's advanced video capabilities," Noll added.

Westell's UltraLine II line of high-performance residential gateways delivers secure, high-quality, multicast/unicast, IP-based video applications over a variety of wide-area network access methods, including bonded ADSL2+, VDSL2, and Ethernet to support FTTP fiber.

DeCarolis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics Cum Laude from Rutgers University. DeCarolis and his family will be relocating to the Chicago area from California.

About Westell

Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL) headquartered in Aurora, Illinois is a Broadband Access Solutions company that provides leading broadband products, service solutions, and conferencing solutions for carriers, service providers and business enterprises around the world. Westell delivers innovative, open broadband solutions that meet the market's needs for fast and seamless broadband connection. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's web site at www.westell.com.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995:

Certain statements contained herein including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believe," "on track," "anticipate," "focus," "should," "committed," "expect," "estimate," "await," "continue," "intend," "may," "will," and similar expressions, are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to, product demand and market acceptance risks, need for financing, the economic downturn in the U.S. economy and telecom market, the impact of competitive products or technologies, 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), the effect of Westell's accounting policies, the need for additional capital, 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 Westell's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 under the section "Risk Factors." Westell 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.