A method for reducing power consumption through reduced measurement frequency, the method comprising a wireless communication device: performing a first measurement of an alternative cell during a first measurement gap; sending a first measurement report generated based at least in part on the first measurement to a serving cell of a serving network; determining a mobility state of the wireless communication device; comparing the mobility state to a mobility threshold criterion, wherein if the mobility state satisfies the mobility threshold criterion, mobility of the wireless communication device does not exceed a mobility threshold; characterized by: determining whether the first measurement report has been resent for a maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps; in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility threshold criterion and the first measurement report has not been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, resending the first measurement report to the serving cell as a measurement report for a second measurement gap; and in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion or the first measurement report has been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based at least in part on the second measurement to the serving cell. performing a first measurement of an alternative cell during a first measurement gap; sending a first measurement report generated based at least in part on the first measurement to a serving cell of a serving network; determining a mobility state of the wireless communication device; comparing the mobility state to a mobility threshold criterion, wherein if the mobility state satisfies the mobility threshold criterion, mobility of the wireless communication device does not exceed a mobility threshold; characterized by: determining whether the first measurement report has been resent for a maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps; in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility threshold criterion and the first measurement report has not been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, resending the first measurement report to the serving cell as a measurement report for a second measurement gap; and in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion or the first measurement report has been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based at least in part on the second measurement to the serving cell. determining whether the first measurement report has been resent for a maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps; in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility threshold criterion and the first measurement report has not been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, resending the first measurement report to the serving cell as a measurement report for a second measurement gap; and in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion or the first measurement report has been resent for the maximum threshold number of consecutive measurement gaps, performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based at least in part on the second measurement to the serving cell.