0, 112, 116, 120, L band, S band, C band, K band and V band 123, 147, 150, 153-5, 158, 162, 164-5, hybrids, 329 246, 259-61, 263-4, 290-293, 295-6, Langevin, Paul, 119 308-13, 349, 373, 384 Laplace, 57 Lumens, 176 Laser sources, 27-9, 31 Luminosity, 176-7 Latency, 70, 86, 177, 237, 240, 257, 262, 304, 329 M Health, 249 Lateral chromatic aberration, 186 M Wealth, 249 LCD (liquid crystal display) technologies, M2M (machine to machine), 327, 347, 350, 107, 134, 167, 169-70, 195 Lead acid batteries, 139 MAC (medium access control) layer, 55-6, LED (light emitting diodes), 170, 176, 200 69-70, 73-5, 78, 181, 199, 336, 341 Lee de Forest's triode valve, 118 Maclaurin, 57 Leffler, Gosta Mittag, 224 Macro positioning, 132, 379 Leibniz, Gottfried, 57 Macromedia, 200 Leica A, 191 Macroscheduling, 85 Leichleder, Joseph, 37 Malaysian Silicon Valley, 245 Index Management Information Base (MIB), 72 Microlens, 187 Mandelbrot, Benoit, 49, 339 Micron, 178 Manual metadata, 217, 222 Microphone, 131 Marconi, 125, 131, 167, 275 Microphones, 191, 221 MASER, 25 Microsoft, 184, 197, 199, 204-5, 211, 366, Matching techniques, 190 Matrix maths, 57 Microwave links, 28, 33, 258-61 Maturity Performance Thresholds, 115-16 MIDP (mobile information device profiles), Maxon, 306 MBSFN investment incentive, 293 Military radio systems, 125, 127 McDonnell, Ed, 354 Miller, Glen, 363 MCI Communication Corporation, 270 MIMO (multiple input multiple output), 69, Measurement reporting, 72 72, 79, 82, 105, 145, 153-5, 157-8, 164, Media, 15-17, 26, 36, 43 (Guided) 15-17, 299, 378 20, 26, 36 (Unguided) 55 (Guided and Mini DV tape, 202 unguided) MIPI (mobile industry processor interface), Media FLO, 280, 282, 327 162, 178 Medium-earth orbit (MEO), 318, 321 Mirasol, 172 MegaSIMS, 207 Mirasol bistable displays, 138, 172 Memory bandwidth, 179-80, 185, 202-3, MISO (multiple input and single output), 240, 386 154-5 Memory Spot, 352, 354-5, 358-9 MMC cards, 203, 208-9 Memory Stick, 209 MMS-based image, 198 Memristor, 175 Mobaho in Japan, 326 MEMS (microelectrical m