Method for realizing network selection by a user equipment being in a radio environment comprising a plurality of radio cells (11, 12, 13) of a plurality of mobile communication networks (100, 200, 300), each one of these radio cells (11, 12, 13) being associated, respectively, to at least one mobile communication network of the plurality of mobile communication networks (100, 200, 300), wherein the user equipment is configured to measure or detect reception conditions regarding the plurality of radio cells (11, 12, 13), and to subsequently select and/or register to a mobile communication network out of the plurality of mobile communication networks (100, 200, 300), wherein regarding cell selection by the user equipment a cell selection criterion is defined, wherein a radio cell of a considered radio access technology is considered to be a suitable radio cell in case that the corresponding reception conditions, as measured by the user equipment, correspond to or exceed the cell selection criterion regarding the considered radio access technology, wherein regarding network selection by the user equipment a predefined enhanced network selection criterion is able to be applied, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, suitable radio cells of a considered radio access technology are determined by the user equipment based on the cell selection criterion regarding the considered radio access technology, -- in a second step, upon initiating network selection according to the automatic network selection mode, only such mobile communication networks corresponding to suitable radio cells of the considered radio access technology are considered for network selection by the user equipment that have or correspond to reception conditions corresponding to or exceeding the enhanced network selection criterion, wherein the user equipment has or is associated with a home public land mobile network, HPLMN, and wherein the enhanced network selection criterion comprises or takes into account a home-operator-controlled value being set or being able to be adjusted by the HPLMN or its operator, wherein the enhanced network selection criterion is more restrictive compared to the cell selection criterion lacking a home-operator-controlled component. wherein the user equipment is configured to measure or detect reception conditions regarding the plurality of radio cells (11, 12, 13), and to subsequently select and/or register to a mobile communication network out of the plurality of mobile communication networks (100, 200, 300), wherein regarding cell selection by the user equipment a cell selection criterion is defined, wherein a radio cell of a considered radio access technology is considered to be a suitable radio cell in case that the corresponding reception conditions, as measured by the user equipment, correspond to or exceed the cell selection criterion regarding the considered radio access technology, wherein regarding network selection by the user equipment a predefined enhanced network selection criterion is able to be applied, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, suitable radio cells of a considered radio access technology are determined by the user equipment based on the cell selection criterion regarding the considered radio access technology, -- in a second step, upon initiating network selection according to the automatic network selection mode, only such mobile communication networks corresponding to suitable radio cells of the considered radio access technology are considered for network selection by the user equipment that have or correspond to reception conditions corresponding to or exceeding the enhanced network selection criterion, -- in a first step, suitable radio cells of a considered radio access technology are determined by the user equipment based on the cell selection criterion regarding the considered radio access technology, -- in a second step, upon initiating network selection according to the automatic network selection mode, only such mobile communication networks corresponding to suitable radio cells of the considered radio access technology are considered for network selection by the user equipment that have or correspond to reception conditions corresponding to or exceeding the enhanced network selection criterion, wherein the user equipment has or is associated with a home public land mobile network, HPLMN, and wherein the enhanced network selection criterion comprises or takes into account a home-operator-controlled value being set or being able to be adjusted by the HPLMN or its operator, wherein the enhanced network selection criterion is more restrictive compared to the cell selection criterion lacking a home-operator-controlled component.