Method and apparatus for providing a network search function

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• discover, at a user terminal, a first access node providing access in accordance with a first radio access technology;
• cause an attempt to discover a second access node providing access in accordance with a second radio access technology, the first access node having a first coverage area and the second access node having a second coverage area that at least partially overlaps with the first coverage area;
• and
• cause storage of fingerprint information associated with the first access node together with storage of fingerprint information associated with the second access node.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• receive information, from a user terminal, indicative of a first access node providing access in accordance with a first radio access technology;
• receive information indicative of a second access node providing access in accordance with a second radio access technology, the first access node having a first coverage area and the second access node having a second coverage area that at least partially overlaps with the first coverage area;
• and
• directing storage of the information indicative of the first access node in association with the information indicative of the second access node.