A mobile device (10; 210) comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of base stations; a positioning unit configured to provide location information of the mobile device; the mobile device being configured to store connection criteria associated with a first base station of the plurality of base stations (260, 270, 280, 290); and the mobile device being configured to, based on a location of the mobile device and the connection criteria, select the first base station of the plurality of base stations to communicate with, initiate a connection with the first base station independently of the signal strength of transmissions received at the mobile device from the first base station, and wherein the mobile device is configured to, based on a location of the mobile device and the connection criteria, terminate a connection with a second base station of the plurality of base stations independently of the signal strength of transmissions received at the mobile device from the second base station; wherein the connection criteria include a first connection initiation zone (A, A', B, C), and when an obstruction causes areas of low signal strength in an overall coverage area of the first base station the first connection initiation zone is shaped to avoid the low signal strength areas; and wherein the mobile device is configured to select, in response to the location information of the mobile device indicating that the mobile device has moved into the first connection initiation zone, the first base station of the plurality of base stations to communicate with and initiate a connection with the first base station. a first transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of base stations; a positioning unit configured to provide location information of the mobile device; the mobile device being configured to store connection criteria associated with a first base station of the plurality of base stations (260, 270, 280, 290); and the mobile device being configured to, based on a location of the mobile device and the connection criteria, select the first base station of the plurality of base stations to communicate with, initiate a connection with the first base station independently of the signal strength of transmissions received at the mobile device from the first base station, and wherein the mobile device is configured to, based on a location of the mobile device and the connection criteria, terminate a connection with a second base station of the plurality of base stations independently of the signal strength of transmissions received at the mobile device from the second base station; wherein the connection criteria include a first connection initiation zone (A, A', B, C), and when an obstruction causes areas of low signal strength in an overall coverage area of the first base station the first connection initiation zone is shaped to avoid the low signal strength areas; and wherein the mobile device is configured to select, in response to the location information of the mobile device indicating that the mobile device has moved into the first connection initiation zone, the first base station of the plurality of base stations to communicate with and initiate a connection with the first base station.