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CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' 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, included in the 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 included herein and to the references to
our Firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and
"Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia
September 27, 2000
