In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a user equipment for communicating with a first base station of a first mobile communication provider by using a frequency resource of a second mobile communication provider in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver, a memory, and at least one processor configured to control to receive setting information, for establishing communication using the second frequency resource of the second mobile communication provider, through a first frequency resource of the first mobile communication provider, obtain synchronization information corresponding to the first base station, based on the received setting information, and communicate with the first base station through the second frequency resource, based on the obtained synchronization information, wherein the setting information includes information about a method of obtaining the synchronization information, and the synchronization information includes identification information of the first mobile communication provider.
Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses various embodiments of the disclosure.
The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: