MUNICH -- China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC) has awarded 3 major contracts to Siemens IC Networks in order to supply optical network equipment. CMCC is the largest mobile service provider in China. The contracts have a volume of more than 14 million US Dollar, including after sales services. IC Networks will provide its future-proof TransXpress Infinity MTS 2.0 and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) products to be installed in Bejing City and in the Guangdong Province. The Siemens next generation optical systems will improve the bandwidth, scalability, and reliability of the customer's infrastructure network, thus making China Mobile Communication Corporation more competitive. Last year IC Networks delivered already a solution based on TransXpress Infinity MTS with a total length of more than 10,000 km for CMCC's national optical backbone network. China is one of the most important markets for IC Networks. The market research company RHK recently ranked the Siemens IC Networks optical division as the top player in the Asia-Pacific market in the first quarter of 2002. IC Networks took over the transport market leadership position because of its string of wins especially in China, and traditional strength in markets such as Thailand and Indonesia. To date, Siemens ICN has won already many contracts in China for 10G and DWDM optical solutions, spanning more than 40,000 km. Siemens Information and Communications Networks Inc. China Mobile Communications Corp.