A method for controlling mobility of a user equipment, 'UE', wherein the UE is in a connected state, the method comprising a network node of a cell serving the UE in a wireless network: identifying a plurality of candidate cells, each of the plurality of candidate cells corresponding to a target cell for handover of the UE; receiving from the UE: a reference signal receive power, 'RSRP', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and a neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells, and a reference signal receive quality, 'RSRQ', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and the neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells; characterized by: exchanging side information with the neighboring cell, said side information comprising an average transmit power level, 'α', of data Resource Elements, 'RE', normalized to an average power level of Reference Signal Resource Elements, 'RSRE', for each of the serving cell and neighboring cell; and controlling mobility of the UE based upon a signal to interference plus noise ratio, 'SINR', wherein the SINR is calculated based on: the RSRP measurement, the RSRQ measurement, and the side information. identifying a plurality of candidate cells, each of the plurality of candidate cells corresponding to a target cell for handover of the UE; receiving from the UE: a reference signal receive power, 'RSRP', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and a neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells, and a reference signal receive quality, 'RSRQ', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and the neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells; characterized by: exchanging side information with the neighboring cell, said side information comprising an average transmit power level, 'α', of data Resource Elements, 'RE', normalized to an average power level of Reference Signal Resource Elements, 'RSRE', for each of the serving cell and neighboring cell; and controlling mobility of the UE based upon a signal to interference plus noise ratio, 'SINR', wherein the SINR is calculated based on: the RSRP measurement, the RSRQ measurement, and the side information. a reference signal receive power, 'RSRP', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and a neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells, and a reference signal receive quality, 'RSRQ', measurement measured by the UE from the serving cell and the neighboring cell of the plurality of candidate cells; characterized by: exchanging side information with the neighboring cell, said side information comprising an average transmit power level, 'α', of data Resource Elements, 'RE', normalized to an average power level of Reference Signal Resource Elements, 'RSRE', for each of the serving cell and neighboring cell; and controlling mobility of the UE based upon a signal to interference plus noise ratio, 'SINR', wherein the SINR is calculated based on: the RSRP measurement, the RSRQ measurement, and the side information. exchanging side information with the neighboring cell, said side information comprising an average transmit power level, 'α', of data Resource Elements, 'RE', normalized to an average power level of Reference Signal Resource Elements, 'RSRE', for each of the serving cell and neighboring cell; and controlling mobility of the UE based upon a signal to interference plus noise ratio, 'SINR', wherein the SINR is calculated based on: the RSRP measurement, the RSRQ measurement, and the side information. the RSRP measurement, the RSRQ measurement, and the side information.