The idea of Mesh networks; putting each wireless device into the role of relay point or router for network traffic, has spawned a wide variety of entrepreneurs. The most recent was Jon Anderson's creation of the Meshbox, a multi-function micro-PC that could act as a router or a gateway, and do everything from play Mp3's to simply browse the web, all while performing its role as a wireless mesh repeater. The hardware has long been pushed by a company named LocustWorld (who also sell bootable CD's turning your PC into essentially the same device) in the UK.

LocustWorld has had moderate success pitching the idea across the UK. For a while in 2002, there was discussion that mesh networks could pose a threat to the future of 3G technology. Now a small American ISP, reaching to fill areas left in "broadband black holes" by major providers, has begun giving mesh technology a whirl. Using the MeshAP from LocustWorld, a wireless ISP by the name of FastLine has been able to deliver high speed access to a rural town of 4,500 people, according to the Shrevport Times.