only if the handover would improve the conditions application_number US 201313835576 A description embodiments of the present invention recognize that dense deployment of femtocells ray introduce problems such as cross tier interference and extensive unnecessary handovers between tiers in addition arrangements of macro and femtocells may present challenges relating to energy efficiency of a network a macro cell may be defined as a cell encompassing and providing coverage to a relatively wide area particular in relation to the area encompassed and served by a femto cell coverage of do ices lying within a macro cell is provided by a macro base station and coverage of devices lying within a femto cell is provided by a macro base station numerous femto cells may exist within the area of a macro cell so that the coverage areas of the femto cells overlie or are overlain by the coverage area of the base station and devices may be said to be u201c within u201d a femto cell or the macro cell depending whether they are assigned to the macro cell or to a femto cell embodiments of the invention recognize that one form of handover process the transfer of responsibility for a user device from one base station to another conducted according to an open access policy commonly used in femtocell networks requires significant overhead signaling and that any reduction in the number of handovers increases network efficiency dense deployment such as is found in deployment of numerous femtocells within a macrocell presents a substantial potential for numerous handovers reducing the number of handovers under such circumstances can provide substantial benefits open access femtocells whether provided by a home or business or.