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CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
Exhibit 23.1
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Aether Systems, Inc.
The audits referred to in our report dated February 9, 2000, included the
related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999, incorporated by reference in this registration
statement. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.
We consent to the use of our reports incorporated by reference herein and to the
reference to our Firm under the heading Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia
October 27, 2000
