A digital receiver adapted to receive an MSK modulated signal, the digital receiver comprising: - a digital front-end unit adapted to provide samples having a phase value, θ measure , of a down-mixed signal; - a phase compensation unit adapted to successively compensate the phase value, θ measure , of each of the samples of the down-mixed signal by subtracting from the phase value, θ measure , of a present sample of the samples of the down-mixed signal an estimate for a phase offset, θ offset , resulting in a phase offset compensated sample having a phase value (θ sync ); and - a coherent demodulator adapted to recover information content from the phase offset compensated sample; - wherein the phase compensation unit is adapted to: o analyze a phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample by determining a modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , of the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample to be used for adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value , θ offset , o calculate a phase offset value, θ offset , based on the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample, and o apply the phase offset value, θ offset , when delivering a subsequent phase offset compensated sample by comparing the modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , with a threshold and adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , by adding or subtracting a relatively small predetermined compensation value, θ adjust , to or from the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , for the present sample, based on the result of the comparison. - a digital front-end unit adapted to provide samples having a phase value, θ measure , of a down-mixed signal; - a phase compensation unit adapted to successively compensate the phase value, θ measure , of each of the samples of the down-mixed signal by subtracting from the phase value, θ measure , of a present sample of the samples of the down-mixed signal an estimate for a phase offset, θ offset , resulting in a phase offset compensated sample having a phase value (θ sync ); and - a coherent demodulator adapted to recover information content from the phase offset compensated sample; - wherein the phase compensation unit is adapted to: o analyze a phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample by determining a modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , of the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample to be used for adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value , θ offset , o calculate a phase offset value, θ offset , based on the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample, and o apply the phase offset value, θ offset , when delivering a subsequent phase offset compensated sample by comparing the modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , with a threshold and adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , by adding or subtracting a relatively small predetermined compensation value, θ adjust , to or from the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , for the present sample, based on the result of the comparison. o analyze a phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample by determining a modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , of the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample to be used for adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value , θ offset , o calculate a phase offset value, θ offset , based on the phase value (θ sync ) of the phase offset compensated sample, and o apply the phase offset value, θ offset , when delivering a subsequent phase offset compensated sample by comparing the modulus-π/2 value , θ mod , with a threshold and adjusting the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , by adding or subtracting a relatively small predetermined compensation value, θ adjust , to or from the estimate for the phase offset value, θ offset , for the present sample, based on the result of the comparison. <EOS>