AbstractRay‐optical propagation models are often utilized for the prediction of the field strength (and delay spread) in mobile radio networks. However, the practical usage of these deterministic models is limited by their high computational demands. A new method for the acceleration of ray‐optical models is presented in this paper. It is based on a single preprocessing of the database in which the mutual visibility relations between the walls and the edges of the buildings are determined. The propagation model is implemented for urban and indoor scenarios, and comparisons with measurements show the gain in computation efficiency as well as in achieved prediction accuracy. Copyright © 200