Adaptive operation to mitigate specular reflections

A wireless device comprising:

• an antenna;
• and
• processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the antenna and comprising one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to perform actions that include:
• measuring a power level of a signal received from a satellite, the signal including a direct path component and a specular reflected indirect path component which interfere with each other to form peaks and troughs in the power level of the signal;
• determining that interference levels between the direct path component and the specular reflected indirect path component satisfy at least one fading criteria, the interference levels being associated with the peaks and troughs in the power level of the signal;
• and
• switching a performance mode of operation of the wireless device based on the determination.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for mitigating specular reflections by a wireless device, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for measuring a power level of a signal received from a satellite, the signal including a direct path component and a specular reflected indirect path component which interfere with each other to form peaks and troughs in the power level of the signal;
• instructions for determining that interference levels between the direct path component and the specular reflected indirect path component satisfy at least one fading criteria, the interference levels being associated with the peaks and troughs in the power level of the signal;
• and
• instructions for switching a performance mode of operation of the wireless device based on the determination.