Symbols. Abbreviations. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Context and trends in wireless Communications. 1.2 Resilience to unpredictably changing environments. 1.3 Improvements by adaptively controlled RF front-ends. 1.4 Aim and scope of this book. 1.5 Book outline. 2 Adaptive RF frond-ends. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 RF front-end functionality. 2.3 Fluctuations in operating conditions. 2.4 Impact of variables. 2.5...