An apparatus, comprising: an oscillator configured to provide a reference signal that is characterized as having a reference frequency that is subject to a variation in frequency over time; a first subsystem and a second subsystem configured to process a first communication signal and a second communication signal, respectively, responsive to the reference signal; a frequency compensation module configured: (i) to estimate a first frequency offset present in the first communication signal, (ii) to determine a second frequency offset that results from the frequency variation of the reference signal, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to determine a ratio of the first frequency offset to an operational frequency of the first subsystem to determine the second frequency offset, and (iii) to provide one or more compensation parameters to the first subsystem and the second subsystem to compensate for the second frequency offset, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to estimate the first frequency offset based upon estimating a phase difference between a first symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and a later arriving second symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and wherein the first subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a first compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the first communication signal and the second subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a second compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the second communication signal. an oscillator configured to provide a reference signal that is characterized as having a reference frequency that is subject to a variation in frequency over time; a first subsystem and a second subsystem configured to process a first communication signal and a second communication signal, respectively, responsive to the reference signal; a frequency compensation module configured: (i) to estimate a first frequency offset present in the first communication signal, (ii) to determine a second frequency offset that results from the frequency variation of the reference signal, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to determine a ratio of the first frequency offset to an operational frequency of the first subsystem to determine the second frequency offset, and (iii) to provide one or more compensation parameters to the first subsystem and the second subsystem to compensate for the second frequency offset, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to estimate the first frequency offset based upon estimating a phase difference between a first symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and a later arriving second symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and wherein the first subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a first compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the first communication signal and the second subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a second compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the second communication signal. (i) to estimate a first frequency offset present in the first communication signal, (ii) to determine a second frequency offset that results from the frequency variation of the reference signal, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to determine a ratio of the first frequency offset to an operational frequency of the first subsystem to determine the second frequency offset, and (iii) to provide one or more compensation parameters to the first subsystem and the second subsystem to compensate for the second frequency offset, wherein the frequency compensation module is further configured to estimate the first frequency offset based upon estimating a phase difference between a first symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and a later arriving second symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and wherein the first subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a first compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the first communication signal and the second subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a second compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the second communication signal. the frequency compensation module is further configured to estimate the first frequency offset based upon estimating a phase difference between a first symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and a later arriving second symbol, having at least one pilot symbol, within the first communication signal, and wherein the first subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a first compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the first communication signal and the second subsystem is configured to multiply the frequency of the reference signal by a second compensation parameter of the one or more compensation parameters for processing the second communication signal.