A method is provided for operating a wireless communication network (4), which comprises a plurality of communication interfaces (iT1 to iT3, iAP) which are spatially separated from one another, wherein the method comprises: ascertaining (102) a first representation (R1) of a space in which the plurality of communication interfaces (iT1 to iT3, iAP) are situated at a first instant (t1), ascertaining (104) a second representation (R2) of the space in which the plurality of communication interfaces (iT1 to iT3, iAP) are expected at a future second instant (t2) following the first instant (t1), as a function of the first representation (R1) of the space, and ascertaining (106) a prediction (P) of whether or not direct line-of-sight contact exists between respective pairs of the plurality of communication interfaces (iT1 to iT3, iAP) at the second instant (t2), as a function of the second representation (R2) of the space.