A method of adaptive power control in an electronic device comprising the steps of receiving a signal from a wireless radio access network indicating a method for setting a supplemental threshold; determining a value for the supplemental threshold utilizing the indicated method from the RAN; and setting the supplemental threshold. A method for calculating a supplemental threshold for an electronic device comprising utilizing a first variable and/or combinations of variables to determine an indication of a radio frequency environment and/or data burst activity levels of an electronic device; and sending a signal to the electronic device indicating a method for setting a supplemental threshold of the electronic device. Another embodiment includes an electronic device autonomously selecting a method to set supplemental threshold at the beginning of a data burst.