A method of network acquisition for a cellular radio communications device
arranged for operation in accordance with a plurality of radio
technologies and comprising searching to identify a suitable cell on one
radio technology. Subsequent to identifying a suitable cell on the one
radio technology, cells on another of the plurality of radio technologies
are also monitored in order to identify if one of the monitored cells is
more suitable than the cell identified on the one radio technology.
Subsequent to the monitoring, the cell identified from all of the radio
technologies searched as the most suitable is selected and camping for
the first time occurs onto that cell.