Fiber Optic cable will transmit digital data from just 1m to 100's of miles. This chart gives you a rough idea of the distance and the data speeds that are expected from MM 62.5 and MM 50.
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Category
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Minimum modal bandwidth
850 nm / 1310 nm
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100 Mb Ethernet 100BASE-FX
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1 Gb (1000 Mb) Ethernet 1000BASE-SX
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10 Gb Ethernet 10GBASE-SR
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40 Gb Ethernet
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100 Gb Ethernet
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OM1 (62.5/125)
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200 / 500 MHzkm
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up to 2000 meters (FX)
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275 meters (SX)
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33 meters (SR)
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Not supported
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Not supported
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OM2 (50/125)
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500 / - MHzkm
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up to 2000 meters (FX)
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550 meters (SX)
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82 meters (SR)
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Not supported
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Not supported
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OM3 (50/125) *Laser Optimized*
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1500 / 2000 MHzkm
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up to 2000 meters (FX)
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550 meters (SX)
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300 meters (SR)
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100 meters
330 meters QSFP+ eSR4
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100 meters
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OM4 (50/125) *Laser Optimized*
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3500 / 4700 MHzkm
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up to 2000 meters (FX)
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1000 meters (SX)
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400 meters (SR)
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150 meters
550 meters QSFP+ eSR4
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150 meters
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