- Database Reporting
Small Business Reporting Solutions
20 Mar, 2026
£70.15 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £59.66 ex-VAT, this 5m HPE OM3 LC–LC multi‑mode link is the sort of sensible “just make it work” cable you buy when you’ve got a short run between patch panels/servers/switches and you’re already in a multi‑mode ecosystem. OM3 is typically a safe bet for that in‑between distance and high‑throughput environments, and the LC connectors are the norm in a lot of rack stacks—so compatibility tends to be straightforward and the risk is low compared with oddball connector types.
That said, I wouldn’t buy this if you’re even slightly unsure you’re meant to be using multi‑mode. If the rest of the links in your design are single‑mode (or you’re planning to standardise on it), this becomes a dead end because fibre type mismatches don’t “sort themselves out” at installation time. Also, 5m is pretty short—if your patching layout is at all flexible, you might save yourself rework by choosing a length that matches your real cable route rather than what the drawing says. Overall: good value for short, known-good multi‑mode deployments; avoid if there’s any uncertainty about fibre type.

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