Additions Ensure Compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule

AURORA, IL, March 19, 2009 - Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services, today announced that Mr. James M. Froisland and Mr. Bruce D. Swail have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Froisland will serve on the finance and audit committees and Mr. Swail will serve on the compensation and technology committees.

“We are pleased to welcome Jim and Bruce to our Board,” stated Rick Gilbert, President and CEO of Westell Technologies. “Their experience with managing and reengineering complex businesses in the fields of both information technology and broadband communications will be of immense benefit to our company. We look forward to utilizing their wealth of knowledge and expertise to help Westell achieve its goals in the coming years.”

As a result of Mr. Froisland’s election to the audit committee, the Company believes that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2), which requires an issuer's audit committee to consist of at least three independent members, each of whom must meet certain requirements. In addition, Mr. Froisland qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Froisland is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Secretary for Material Sciences Corporation (NYSE: MSC), a position he has served since June 2006. Prior to this role, Froisland served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer for InteliStaf Healthcare, Inc., a private provider of healthcare staffing services from 2002. He previously held executive and senior financial, accounting and information technology positions with a number of companies, including USA Broadband, Burns International Services Corporation, Anixter International Inc., Allsteel, Inc., Budget Rent A Car Corporation and The Pillsbury Company. Mr. Froisland started his career with the public accounting firm, KPMG LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Froisland has a Master of Business Administration degree in management information systems from the University of Minnesota and Bachelors of Arts degrees in math and accounting from Luther College.

Mr. Swail is the current CEO of USRobotics, a position he has held since January 2008. He was previously with Flextronics where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Digital MultiMedia division from 2006, which provides Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) services to major set top box OEMs. Prior to Flextronics, Swail had a 20-year career at Motorola in various business, operations and engineering positions during the pioneering days of Wi-Fi and wireless data communications. In his last role at Motorola, Swail was Vice President and General Manager of Telecom Access Solutions in Motorola’s Broadband Communications segment. Swail has an M.B.A. and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, both from The University of Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of two US patents in wireless data communications.

About Westell

Westell Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is a holding company for Westell, Inc. and ConferencePlus, Inc. Westell, Inc. designs and develops broadband telecommunications access products. ConferencePlus, Inc. is a collaborative Application Service Provider that manages and hosts voice, video, IP applications and back-office services. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's Web site at www.westell.com.

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