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The emerging technology is for some form of wireless or wi-fi data collection, which can be done daily or even more frequently. This allows for early identification of anomalies, such as water leaks, or potential tampering. However it usually breaks the traditional link between the CIS and the meter reading management software. Readings are held externally, since they constitute a huge volume of data, and the CIS periodically interrogates the meter readings data warehouse so as to get the data it needs to bill the customer.