Small-bandwidth universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) cell search method, user equipment and communication device

The embodiments of the invention disclose a small-bandwidth universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) cell search method, a piece of user equipment and a communication device, and relates to the technical field of communications, for the purpose of reducing the time needed for searching for a small-bandwidth UMTS cell. The method provided by the invention comprises the following steps: searching and determining a UMTS cell; obtaining broadcast information broadcast by a communication device of the UMTS cell through a broadcast channel (BC), the broadcast information at least comprising cell information of the small bandwidth UMTS cell adjacent to the UMTS cell; and according to the cell information, searching for and accessing to the small bandwidth UMTS cell. The method is applied to a scene for searching for the small bandwidth UMTS cell.