The numbers are crunched on the network, where fewer processors can serve a large number of meter points within their communications range.

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The company's network can allow power producers to save money through the automation of manual services like meter reading.

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As you might expect, however, that's not quite as simple as a firmware upgrade, and currently requires a 34-node network to keep watch on a standard living room, which is apparently enough to pin down moving objects within a meter or so.

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