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Significantly , there is no wired infrastructure , no need to dig trenches to lay power , and no requirement to strategical- ly position gateway access points for devices to connect through .

A network comprised of several radios or nodes can automati- cally identify , transmit data between them , and adjust to find the fastest and most stable connections . Networks can be scaled up and down quickly and easily by adding or remov- ing devices and their associated nodes .

Data can be seamlessly rerout- ed depending on the band- width needs , signal strength , or competing traffic . Having a network with machine-to-ma- chine ( M2M ) connectivity is a huge boost . With mobile assets equipped with a transceiver , when these drones or robots move , the network supporting them moves with it .

Wireless mesh : Enhancing performance and reducing costs

A hacked robotic security de- vice is a major problem fpr public safety and defense or- ganizations . Bad actors could compromise the device ’ s sens- ing and reporting capabilities .

Interference with its physi- cal operation can cause harm to those in proximity . Wire- less mesh networks with en- cryption options should be a key consideration for deci-

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