MOBILE STATION, MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING SEVERAL SUBSCRIBER PROFILES

摘要

A mobile station (MS) has a receiving means (H) for receiving two or more subscriber identity modules (SIM1-SIMn) each having stored in a home location register (HLR) of a network (PLMN) a corresponding subscriber profile data set (SPDS1...SPDSn). The mobile station (MS) comprises an activation/deactivation means (AC) for selectively activating/deactivating one or more of said subscriber identity modules (SIM1-SIMn) inserted in the mobile station (MS). The subscriber can use selectively and simultaneously services from several subscriber profile data sets (SPDS1...SPDSn) which belong to the same subscriber and which have been stored in a home location register (HLR) and in the mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) handling the communication in a cell where the mobile station (MS) is located. When several subscriber identity modules (SIM1-SIMn) belong to different users, the mobile station (MS) can thus be used commonly by several users.