diff --git a/connectivity/cellular/include/cellular/framework/API/ATHandler.h b/connectivity/cellular/include/cellular/framework/API/ATHandler.h
index 6ba6562fbe4..da2a6ea124a 100644
--- a/connectivity/cellular/include/cellular/framework/API/ATHandler.h
+++ b/connectivity/cellular/include/cellular/framework/API/ATHandler.h
@@ -352,8 +352,9 @@ class ATHandler {
      *
      *  @param str input buffer to be converted to hex ascii
      *  @param size of the input param str
+     *  @param quote_string if true it will add the double-quote character at beginning and end of string
      */
-    void write_hex_string(const char *str, size_t size);
+    void write_hex_string(const char *str, size_t size, bool quote_string = true);
 
     /** Reads as string and converts result to integer. Supports only non-negative integers.
      *
diff --git a/connectivity/cellular/source/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp b/connectivity/cellular/source/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
index a3009e70fcd..034d586a142 100644
--- a/connectivity/cellular/source/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
+++ b/connectivity/cellular/source/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
@@ -1551,21 +1551,25 @@ void ATHandler::set_send_delay(uint16_t send_delay)
     _at_send_delay = std::chrono::duration<uint16_t, std::milli>(send_delay);
 }
 
-void ATHandler::write_hex_string(const char *str, size_t size)
+void ATHandler::write_hex_string(const char *str, size_t size, bool quote_string)
 {
     // do common checks before sending subparameter
     if (check_cmd_send() == false) {
         return;
     }
 
-    (void) write("\"", 1);
+    if (quote_string) {
+        (void) write("\"", 1);
+    }
     char hexbuf[2];
     for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         hexbuf[0] = hex_values[((str[i]) >> 4) & 0x0F];
         hexbuf[1] = hex_values[(str[i]) & 0x0F];
         write(hexbuf, 2);
     }
-    (void) write("\"", 1);
+    if (quote_string) {
+        (void) write("\"", 1);
+    }
 }
 
 void ATHandler::set_baud(int baud_rate)
diff --git a/connectivity/drivers/cellular/QUECTEL/BC95/QUECTEL_BC95_CellularStack.cpp b/connectivity/drivers/cellular/QUECTEL/BC95/QUECTEL_BC95_CellularStack.cpp
index 1c92fe36e86..12499a6b0d2 100644
--- a/connectivity/drivers/cellular/QUECTEL/BC95/QUECTEL_BC95_CellularStack.cpp
+++ b/connectivity/drivers/cellular/QUECTEL/BC95/QUECTEL_BC95_CellularStack.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t QUECTEL_BC95_CellularStack::socket_sendto_impl(CellularSoc
         return NSAPI_ERROR_PARAMETER;
     }
 
-    _at.write_hex_string((char *)data, size);
+    _at.write_hex_string((char *)data, size, false);
     _at.cmd_stop();
     _at.resp_start();
     // skip socket id