Holy C$#@! Am I missing something or is this massive? Combine this with Pcell (which is Mesh based). What happens when every device with a WiFi, Bluetooth or cellular conection forms a mesh network? Would everything/everyone always be connected? Who "controls it and how does anyone directly charge when it's all meshed together?
My hypothesis is that we'll move to a distributed national mesh network with each network provider receiving a share based on usage opposed to direct contracts with specific providers (i.e. Verizon, Comcast, etc)
My hypothesis is that the "digital broadcast" scramble to buy/merge everything is defensive move mostly by the traditional telcos & ISP's. They see the upcoming disruption from Wifi/mesh networks that will erode their primary source of revenue from cellular data.