The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunication network where a User Equipment, UE, is in communication with a plurality of cells, including a serving cell and a plurality of non-serving cells, wherein the UE is operable to determine an indicator which is passed to the serving cell, such that the serving cell determines which of the plurality of cells are operable in either coherent joint transmission, JT, mode or non-coherent joint transmission, NCJT mode.