A method for increasing coverage in an LTE wireless communication system, the LTE wireless communication system utilising subframes comprising resource blocks, the method comprising, at an eNodeB network element: transmitting a signal to a wireless communication unit capable of operating in a first extended coverage mode of operation, and a second non-extended coverage mode of operation, wherein the signal comprises a variable number of resource blocks per subframe; and transmitting a master information block to the wireless communication unit, wherein the master information block comprises: a first indication of a number of resource blocks that are active and being transmitted by the network element within a communication cell of the LTE wireless communication system; and a second indication of a number of resource blocks per subframe used for coverage limited wireless communication units, wherein the second indication is of a reduced first number of resource blocks per subframe when operating in the first extended coverage mode of operation, compared to a second number of resource blocks per subframe when the wireless communication unit is operating in the second non-extended coverage mode of operation; and transmitting the signal in the first extended coverage mode of operation at a higher power level per resource block than in the second non-extended coverage mode of operation. transmitting a signal to a wireless communication unit capable of operating in a first extended coverage mode of operation, and a second non-extended coverage mode of operation, wherein the signal comprises a variable number of resource blocks per subframe; and transmitting a master information block to the wireless communication unit, wherein the master information block comprises: a first indication of a number of resource blocks that are active and being transmitted by the network element within a communication cell of the LTE wireless communication system; and a second indication of a number of resource blocks per subframe used for coverage limited wireless communication units, wherein the second indication is of a reduced first number of resource blocks per subframe when operating in the first extended coverage mode of operation, compared to a second number of resource blocks per subframe when the wireless communication unit is operating in the second non-extended coverage mode of operation; and a first indication of a number of resource blocks that are active and being transmitted by the network element within a communication cell of the LTE wireless communication system; and a second indication of a number of resource blocks per subframe used for coverage limited wireless communication units, wherein the second indication is of a reduced first number of resource blocks per subframe when operating in the first extended coverage mode of operation, compared to a second number of resource blocks per subframe when the wireless communication unit is operating in the second non-extended coverage mode of operation; and transmitting the signal in the first extended coverage mode of operation at a higher power level per resource block than in the second non-extended coverage mode of operation.