Narrowband carrier searching

A user equipment (400) comprising a narrowband receiver (12) is configured to search among different possible narrowband allocations (16) for a narrowband carrier (14) having a specific characteristic. The narrowband receiver (12) in particular is configured to search a wideband frequency grid for a narrowband portion of a wideband carrier (20) that the narrowband carrier (14) is permitted to lie in-band with or adjacent to, to obtain one or more candidate wideband gridpoints (18). The narrowband receiver (12) prioritizes one or more of the possible narrowband allocations (16) based on their proximity to the one or more candidate wideband gridpoints (18). The narrowband receiver (12) then searches among the different possible narrowband allocations (16) for the narrowband carrier (14) having the specific characteristic, based on the specific characteristic and that prioritization.