Positioning data based cell management

A node for management of cells of a mobile communication network comprising a first cell and a second cell arranged in a coverage area of the first cell, the node comprising:

• an interface for controlling a base station of the second cell;
• and
• at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to:
• obtain current positioning data of a user equipment, wherein the current positioning data indicates that the user equipment is outside a coverage area of a second cell and includes a current velocity of the user equipment and a current direction of the user equipment,
• estimate a future location of the user equipment based on the current velocity of the user equipment and the current direction of movement of the user equipment;
• determine that the estimated future location of the user equipment is within the coverage area of the second cell,
• select, in response to the estimated future location of the user equipment being determined to be within the coverage area of the second cell, one of an active state of the second cell when a velocity of the user equipment is below, or an inactive state when the velocity of the user equipment is above the threshold, and
• control the base station of the second cell in accordance with the selected state.