Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MORAN MICHAEL T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES INC [WSTL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

750 N COMMONS DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, IBW /

(Street)

AURORA, IL 60504

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	325916 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option	⁽²⁾	4/20/2022	Class A Common Stock	15000	$1.35	D
Employee Stock Option	⁽³⁾	9/18/2022	Class A Common Stock	15000	$1.175	D
Employee Stock Option	⁽⁴⁾	10/23/2022	Class A Common Stock	45000	$1.13	D
Employee Stock Option	⁽⁵⁾	4/1/2023	Class A Common Stock	145000	$1.16	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes 260,001 unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and 52,105 unvested performance-based RSUs. Upon vesting, the RSUs convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
( 2)	On April 20, 2015, Mr. Moran received an award of non-qualified stock options pursuant to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest 25% annually beginning on April 20, 2016 and for each of the following three years concluding on April 20, 2019.
( 3)	On September 18, 2015, Mr. Moran received an award of non-qualified stock options pursuant to the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The options vest 33% annually beginning on September 18, 2016 and for each of the following two years concluding on September 18, 2018.
( 4)	On October 23, 2015, Mr. Moran received an award of non-qualified stock options pursuant to the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The options vest 33% annually beginning on October 23, 2016 and for each of the following two years concluding on October 23, 2018.
( 5)	On April 1, 2016, Mr. Moran received an award of non-qualified stock options pursuant to the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The options vest 33% annually beginning on April 1, 2017 and for each of the following two years concluding on April 1, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MORAN MICHAEL T 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA, IL 60504			SVP, IBW

Signatures
/s/ Jeniffer Jaynes, by power of attorney		1/9/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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