Allocation configuration for transmitting positioning data

A method of operating a wireless communication device (UE) to provide positioning data for determining a position estimate of the UE, the UE being connected to a communications network via a radio link, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an access node (AN) of the communications network, an allocation configuration of one or more predetermined resources for transmitting the positioning data;
• obtaining, from a location server node (LS) a position request message to provide the positioning data;
• transmitting the positioning data in response to the position request message on the radio link;
• not receiving, from the AN, an uplink grant allocating a resource for transmitting positioning data of the UE in-between obtaining the position request message from the LS node and transmitting the positioning data, and
• not transmitting, to the AN, an uplink scheduling request for a resource for transmitting positioning data.