A network connection method, implemented using a first mobile terminal, includes: establishing a first wireless connection to a second mobile terminal; receiving subscriber identity information of a subscriber identity module SIM from the second mobile terminal via the first wireless connection; and establishing a second wireless connection to a network equipment using the subscriber identity information and the first wireless connection, the subscriber identity module SIM is provided in the second mobile terminal for sharing among devices.

A network connection method, implemented using a first mobile terminal, includes: establishing a first wireless connection to a second mobile terminal; receiving subscriber identity information of a subscriber identity module SIM from the second mobile terminal via the first wireless connection; and establishing a second wireless connection to a network equipment using the subscriber identity information and the first wireless connection, the subscriber identity module SIM is provided in the second mobile terminal for sharing among devices.

A method for controlling includes activating a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) card in a terminal such as a mobile phone in response to determining that the terminal is in a lost state; receiving a control instruction through the virtual SIM card; and controlling the terminal based on the control instruction. A mobile phone or an electronic device incorporating the method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also described.

Techniques are disclosed for security management during an onboarding process for user equipment. For example, from a perspective of an onboarding network, a method comprises authenticating, via the onboarding network, user equipment based on an onboarding record previously configured for the user equipment or a set of user equipment and maintained by the onboarding network. Upon successful authentication, a communication session is established from the onboarding network to a provisioning server for remote provisioning of the user equipment. Advantageously, the onboarding process is performed without a default credential server.

Techniques are disclosed for security management during an onboarding process for user equipment. For example, from a perspective of an onboarding network, a method comprises authenticating, via the onboarding network, user equipment based on an onboarding record previously configured for the user equipment or a set of user equipment and maintained by the onboarding network. Upon successful authentication, a communication session is established from the onboarding network to a provisioning server for remote provisioning of the user equipment. Advantageously, the onboarding process is performed without a default credential server.

The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication system. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes selecting a stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) based on at least one of whether the SNPN supports a public warning system (PWS) or whether the SNPN supports an emergency call, transmitting, to a base station within the selected SNPN, a registration request message including information associated with supporting the PWS, and receiving, from the base station, a registration accept message.

An electronic device includes a communication module, an embedded-subscriber identification module (eSIM) in which at least one profile is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to, when accessing a server and succeeding in authentication for a first profile among at least one profile stored in the eSIM, receive an authentication token indicating successful authentication for the first profile from the server, when establishing communication with a first electronic device through the communication module, inform the first electronic device that the first profile is transmittable data, and when transmission of the first profile is requested from the first electronic device, transmit, to the first electronic device, the authentication token for downloading a second profile corresponding to the first profile from the server.

An embodiment subscriber identification module includes a first communication interface, including first pads intended to be coupled to a modulator-demodulator circuit; a second interface, including second pads intended to be coupled to a subscriber identification module card; and a switching circuit, configured to couple the first pads to the second pads or to a communication module integrated to the subscriber identification module. Another embodiment concerns a method of controlling the module.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for responding to paging by multiple-universal subscription identity module (multi-USIM) devices. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes camping on a first cell associated with a first universal subscriber identity module (USIM), wherein the UE has a first USIM and a second USIM; receiving a paging message from the first cell; and transmitting, in response to the paging message, a first response message indicating that the UE requests to enter an idle or inactive mode on the first cell.

A system and method for in-person proximity matching that allows a plurality of user electronic devices to identify and match with one another based on a compatibility profile. The matching is done using a near-field communication protocol, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The invention allows matching of users when they are within the near proximity, which is defined as approximately 1000 meters.