Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yongbeom Kwon

Jinwoo Lee

Daesoo Park

Hyunchul Lee

Sungmi Kim

Various embodiments relate to a method and an electronic device for installing a subscriber profile. The method includes obtaining network operator-related information. The method also includes identifying whether download of an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile is allowed based on the network operator-related information. The method further includes downloading the eSIM profile when download of the eSIM profile is allowed.

Method for installing subscriber profile and electronic device therefor

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: at least one antenna module including at least one antenna; a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) configured to store at least one piece of subscriber identity information; and at least one processor electrically connected to the UICC, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: receive a request to initialize a subscriber identity module (SIM) stored in the UICC; identify whether the UICC includes information about a list of a wireless communication network service to which a user subscribes; and in response to identifying that the UICC including the information about the list of the wireless communication network service to which the user subscribes, control the electronic device to perform wireless communication network connection through the at least one antenna module based on the information about the list of the wireless communication network service to which the user subscribes being included in the UICC.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Yongbeom Kwon