Frequency hop based positioning measurement

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• a radio interface for connecting to a wireless communication network;
• and
• at least one processor,
• the at least one processor being configured to:
• configure a frequency hop pattern applied to the radio interface of the wireless communication device, wherein, based on the frequency hop pattern, the radio interface is controlled to switch between multiple different frequency ranges to send uplink positioning reference signals on the multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern,
• wherein at least some of the multiple different frequencies are separated by more than a maximum bandwidth supported by the radio interface of the wireless communication device.

A base station for a wireless communication network, the base station comprising:

• a radio interface for connecting to a wireless communication device;
• a network interface for connecting to further base stations of the wireless communication network;
• and
• at least one processor,
• the at least one processor being configured to:
• configure a frequency hop pattern for the radio interface, wherein, based on the frequency hop pattern, the radio interface is controlled between multiple different frequency ranges to receive uplink positioning reference signals communicated by the wireless communication device on the multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern.