A wireless local area network, WLAN, capable device comprising: a wireless communication interface comprising an antenna, the wireless communication interface configured to: tune a receiver connected to the antenna to a channel (152, 154) and receive a frame transmitted from an access point of a WLAN and responsive to the frame, initiate a first communication link with the WLAN; and scan circuitry configured to: determine proximity information for the WLAN; determine a timing offset for the WLAN; reference the timing offset against a global clock to perform a prediction of a transmission time for the frame from the access point of the WLAN; and responsive to the prediction, cause the wireless communication interface to tune the receiver to the channel (152, 154) during the transmission time, characterized in that the scan circuitry is configured to: determine the timing offset and said channel (152, 154) from the proximity information; access a WLAN database to determine the proximity information, the database comprising location information for the WLAN; and access the WLAN database via a second communication link established prior to the first communication link. a wireless communication interface comprising an antenna, the wireless communication interface configured to: tune a receiver connected to the antenna to a channel (152, 154) and receive a frame transmitted from an access point of a WLAN and responsive to the frame, initiate a first communication link with the WLAN; and tune a receiver connected to the antenna to a channel (152, 154) and receive a frame transmitted from an access point of a WLAN and responsive to the frame, initiate a first communication link with the WLAN; and scan circuitry configured to: determine proximity information for the WLAN; determine a timing offset for the WLAN; reference the timing offset against a global clock to perform a prediction of a transmission time for the frame from the access point of the WLAN; and responsive to the prediction, cause the wireless communication interface to tune the receiver to the channel (152, 154) during the transmission time, characterized in that the scan circuitry is configured to: determine the timing offset and said channel (152, 154) from the proximity information; access a WLAN database to determine the proximity information, the database comprising location information for the WLAN; and access the WLAN database via a second communication link established prior to the first communication link. determine proximity information for the WLAN; determine a timing offset for the WLAN; reference the timing offset against a global clock to perform a prediction of a transmission time for the frame from the access point of the WLAN; and responsive to the prediction, cause the wireless communication interface to tune the receiver to the channel (152, 154) during the transmission time, characterized in that the scan circuitry is configured to: determine the timing offset and said channel (152, 154) from the proximity information; access a WLAN database to determine the proximity information, the database comprising location information for the WLAN; and access the WLAN database via a second communication link established prior to the first communication link. determine the timing offset and said channel (152, 154) from the proximity information; access a WLAN database to determine the proximity information, the database comprising location information for the WLAN; and access the WLAN database via a second communication link established prior to the first communication link.