A macrotechnology-based system including a processor (582) configured to promote macrotechnology-based transmission to a multi-mode user equipment (10) of a signal having a plurality of data portions (110) and a plurality of gaps (120) between ones of the plurality of data portions (110), wherein at least one of the gaps (120) is used by the multi-mode user equipment (10) for measurement of a first signal strength of a first macrotechnology-based network (30), wherein the processor (582) is further configured to increase the size of a previously existing gap to form an increased-size gap, wherein the previously existing gap is in the plurality of gaps, and wherein the increased-size gap allows for both the first signal strength measurement and a second signal strength measurement of a second microtechnology-based network (20).