Electronic device for providing mobile hotspot and method of operating electronic device to provide mobile hotspot

A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing a first network connection with a first external electronic device;
• identifying a first distance between the electronic device and the first external electronic device;
• identifying first state information about the first external electronic device;
• identifying a sleep time of a first communication circuit based on the first state information and the first distance;
• and
• controlling the first communication circuit configured to support the first network connection of the first communication circuit of the electronic device, to be in a sleep state during an identified sleep time.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a wireless-fidelity (WI-FI) communication circuit configured to support a first network communication;
• a BLUETOOTH low energy (BLE) communication circuit configured to support a second network communication;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• activate the WI-FI communication circuit based on activation of a mobile hotspot function;
• establish a first network connection with a first external electronic device via the Wi-Fi communication circuit;
• measure a distance between the electronic device and the first external electronic device;
• when the distance is equal to or less than a designated distance, control the BLE communication circuit to receive state information about the first external electronic device using the second network communication and control the WI-FI communication circuit to have a sleep time of a first time based on the state information;
• and
• when the distance is greater than the designated distance, control the WI-FI communication circuit to receive the state information about the first external electronic device using the first network communication and control the WI-FI communication circuit to have the sleep time of a second time.