diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/cxx_include/esp_modem_dce_module.hpp b/components/esp_modem/include/cxx_include/esp_modem_dce_module.hpp
index 72f141ec8..516cc054e 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/cxx_include/esp_modem_dce_module.hpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/cxx_include/esp_modem_dce_module.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ public:
         pdp = std::move(new_pdp);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Simplified version of operator name (without the ACT, which is included in the command library)
+     */
+    command_result get_operator_name(std::string& name)
+    {
+        int dummy_act;
+        return get_operator_name(name, dummy_act);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @brief Common DCE commands generated from the API AT list
      */
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc b/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
index 8a5a4b8cb..f4b71c30f 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(sync, command_result, 0) \
 /**
  * @brief Reads the operator name
  * @param[out] operator name
+ * @param[out] access technology
  * @return OK, FAIL or TIMEOUT
  */ \
-ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(get_operator_name, command_result, 1, STRING_OUT(p1, name)) \
+ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(get_operator_name, command_result, 2, STRING_OUT(p1, name), INT_OUT(p2, act)) \
     \
 /**
  * @brief Stores current user profile
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(set_echo, command_result, 1, BOOL_IN(p1, echo_on))
 ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(sms_txt_mode, command_result, 1, BOOL_IN(p1, txt)) \
     \
 /**
- * @brief Sets the default (GSM) charater set
+ * @brief Sets the default (GSM) character set
  * @return OK, FAIL or TIMEOUT
  */ \
 ESP_MODEM_DECLARE_DCE_COMMAND(sms_character_set, command_result, 0) \
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
index 867ca20ad..dd79e8e98 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ command_result set_flow_control(CommandableIf *t, int dce_flow, int dte_flow)
     return generic_command_common(t, "AT+IFC=" + std::to_string(dce_flow) + ", " + std::to_string(dte_flow) + "\r");
 }
 
-command_result get_operator_name(CommandableIf *t, std::string &operator_name)
+command_result get_operator_name(CommandableIf *t, std::string &operator_name, int &act)
 {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "%s", __func__ );
     std::string_view out;
@@ -239,9 +239,19 @@ command_result get_operator_name(CommandableIf *t, std::string &operator_name)
     auto pos = out.find("+COPS");
     auto property = 0;
     while (pos != std::string::npos) {
-        // Looking for: +COPS: <mode>[, <format>[, <oper>]]
+        // Looking for: +COPS: <mode>[, <format>[, <oper>[, <act>]]]
         if (property++ == 2) {  // operator name is after second comma (as a 3rd property of COPS string)
             operator_name = out.substr(++pos);
+            auto additional_comma = operator_name.find(',');    // check for the optional ACT
+            if (additional_comma != std::string::npos && std::from_chars(operator_name.data() + additional_comma + 1,operator_name.data() + operator_name.length(), act).ec != std::errc::invalid_argument) {
+                operator_name = operator_name.substr(0, additional_comma);
+            }
+            // and strip quotes if present
+            auto quote1 = operator_name.find('"');
+            auto quote2 = operator_name.rfind('"');
+            if (quote1 != std::string::npos && quote2 != std::string::npos) {
+                operator_name = operator_name.substr(quote1+1, quote2-1);
+            }
             return command_result::OK;
         }
         pos = out.find(',', ++pos);
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/LoopbackTerm.cpp b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/LoopbackTerm.cpp
index f3f30227a..936a13597 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/LoopbackTerm.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/LoopbackTerm.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ int LoopbackTerm::write(uint8_t *data, size_t len)
             response = "+CSQ: 123,456\n\r\nOK\r\n";
         } else if (command.find("AT+CGMM\r") != std::string::npos) {
             response = "0G Dummy Model\n\r\nOK\r\n";
+        } else if (command.find("AT+COPS?\r") != std::string::npos) {
+            response = "+COPS: 0,0,\"OperatorName\",5\n\r\nOK\r\n";
         } else if (command.find("AT+CBC\r") != std::string::npos) {
             response = is_bg96 ? "+CBC: 1,20,123456\r\r\n\r\nOK\r\n\n\r\n" :
                        "+CBC: 123.456V\r\r\n\r\nOK\r\n\n\r\n";
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
index 881754b37..3e3d4a9aa 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ TEST_CASE("DCE AT parser", "[esp_modem]")
     std::string model;
     CHECK(dce->get_module_name(model) == command_result::OK);
     CHECK(model == "0G Dummy Model");
+
+    std::string operator_name;
+    int act = 99;
+    CHECK(dce->get_operator_name(operator_name) == command_result::OK);
+    CHECK(operator_name == "OperatorName");
+    CHECK(dce->get_operator_name(operator_name, act) == command_result::OK);
+    CHECK(operator_name == "OperatorName");
+    CHECK(act == 5);
 }