Exhibit 99.1

    WORLD WIDE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Chief Executive Officer Resigns

   OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 9, 2001-- WORLD WIDE WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (OTCBB:WLGS) announced today that Eugene I. Davis has
resigned as Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board, and as a member
of the Board of WORLD WIDE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., and from any similar
positions in the company's subsidiaries.

   Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays beyond
the company's control, delays in development and testing of products, and
fluctuations in demand for the products and services of the Company.