Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)

Peter Von Butovitsch

Niklas Jaldén

Paul Stjernholm

The disclosure relates to a method () for initiating a blind handover of a terminal () in a wireless communications system (). The terminal () is served by a first cell using a first frequency band and a first radio access technology, wherein the wireless communications system () employs a method for dynamically changing coverage in at least one of the first cell and a second cell. The method () comprises estimating () the coverage in the second cell, wherein at least one of a second frequency band and a second radio access technology of the second cell may differ from the first frequency band and the first radio access technology, an initiating () the blind handover for the terminal () to the second cell only if the estimated coverage in the second cell meets a criterion. A wireless communications system (), computer programs and computer program products are also provided.

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Djursholm, Sweden

Peter Von Butovitsch