EXHIBIT 23.1
Deloitte &
Touche -------------------------------------------------
Deloitte & Touche LLP Telephone: (604) 669-4466
Suite 2100 Facsimile: (604) 685-0395
1055 Dunsmuir Street
P.O. Box 49279
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Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1P4
July 10, 2000
MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.
3rd Floor Reception
10271 Shellbridge Way
Richmond, BC
V6X 2W8
Ladies & Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. (the "Company"), of our
report dated February 3, 2000 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of the
Company and subsidiaries as at December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the related
consolidated statements of income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows
for each of the years' ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
The above mentioned reports appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on March 30, 2000
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
