A system according to one embodiment includes a digital data modulator configured to generate encoded symbols; an envelope detector configured to receive the encoded symbols and to estimate transmission power information associated with the encoded symbols; a peak detector configured to receive the transmission power information, detect a peak transmission power from two or more sequential data points of the received transmission power information, and to generate a power regulation signal representative of the detected peak transmission power; and a digital to analog converter (DAC) configured to receive the power regulation signal and to provide a reference voltage to a power supply associated with an RF amplifier.