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When should I use OM3 fibre cable over OM1 fibre cable?

April 26, 2017cable fibre

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When should I use OM3 fibre cable over OM1 fibre cable?

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OM3 fibre must be used where the fibre optic cable run distance exceeds 220 metres @ 1000mbp/s ( 1Gb/s) speed on a typical multimode network. OM3 will extend the distance up to 550 metres @ 1Gb/s speed. OM3 can also handle 10GbE (10,000mbp/s) at a distance of up to 300 metres. OM3 should be installed to help future-proof your multimode installation.