Abstract: CQI is enhanced in fast fading and/or poor RF scenarios. For example, in the event a fast fading condition and/or a poor RF condition is detected at a UE, a CQI value is increased by a defined delta. The UE reports this higher CQI value to a serving access point (e.g., base station) as long as the channel condition prevails this way such that a corresponding increase in throughput may subsequently be seen at the UE.