EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.'s
333-44429, 333-85565, 333-77201, 333-43542, 333-47502, 333-48640, 333-64182 and
333-104266 on Form S-8, in Registration Statement Nos. 333-55526, 333-46970 and
333-50458 on Form S-3, and in Registration Statement No. 333-63891 on Form S-3/A
of our report dated March 11, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Comverse Technology, Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2003.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
April 28, 2003