Motorola (NYSE:MOT) announced yesterday the acquisition of MeshNetworks, a Florida based startup focusing on wireless application development.  No financial terms were disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.  Motorola had already been licensing MeshNetworks' software.

Mesh networking is a cutting edge technology that allows users of mobile devices "create self-forming and self-healing wireless networks" that can go above and beyond the range of established wireless hotspots.  In other words, mesh networking also empowers network operators to move beyond the limitations of 'hotspots' that typically restrict wireless service to within 100 meters of an access point.  Mesh networks can therefore augment the reach of wireless networks and offer continuous outdoor coverage over large metropolitan areas.

MeshNetworks relies on a proprietary technology called QDMA, which can send and receive data in vehicles travelling up to 200 miles an hour, compared with about 30 miles an hour for WiFi, which operates in the same 2.4GHz radio spectrum.