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Meshed-based wireless networks are one of the most promising architectural innovations in wireless communications, and one that is now seeing significant application in production systems. Meshes can be fixed, mobile, or hybrid, and can be based on fixed routing or fully-adaptive, self-organizing topologies. They are also applicable to geographies from very compact to metropolitan areas and beyond. We've assembled a panel of experts to explore the possibilities and the pitfalls inherent in mesh-based networks. Some of the issues we'll explore include routing algorithms, radio (physical layer) concerns and opportunities, power consumption issues and strategies, and the role of meshes in emerging fourthgeneration wireless broadband networks. We'll also compare the mesh approach with other possibilities, and conclude with some speculation as to the impact of meshes on emerging wireless networks and applications.