- Network Admin
What is DNS and Why Does It Matter for Your Business?
11 Mar, 2026

£147.00 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £122.50 ex-VAT on a very short 0.5m LC–LC OM3 fibre, this is a “works out of the box” kind of buy rather than good value if you’ve got any flexibility on sourcing. In most server/rack installs, cable length and connector type are what matter, but pricing at this level usually only makes sense when you need the exact patch lead length, you don’t want to faff with returns, and you trust the vendor to hit consistent termination quality. OM3 is fine for legacy/short-reach multimode use, so if your environment is already set up for that, you’re unlikely to get any nasty surprises.
Who should buy: datacentre/hosting teams and enterprise users topping up existing multimode LC patching where standardisation is the priority, and the cost of downtime/incorrect lengths is higher than the cable premium. Who should think twice: anyone building a larger patch panel/cabling plan from scratch, or anyone price-shopping—half a metre is rarely a deal unless you’re matching a specific run. If you’re not sure you need *exactly* this length, it’s usually better to standardise on a sensible set of lengths and buy in bulk, because this sort of single-length premium adds up fast.

STARTECH
StarTech.com 40m (131ft) LC/LC (UPC) OM4 Multimode Fiber Optic Cable - Patch cable - LC/UPC duplex multi-mode (M) to LC/UPC duplex multi-mode (M) - 40 m - 40 m - 1.6 mm - fibre optic - duplex - 50 / 125 micron - OM4 - OFNR - jumper - erika violet

STARTECH
StarTech.com 100m (328ft) SC to SC (UPC) OS2 Single Mode Simplex Fiber Optic Cable, 9/125�m, 40G/100G, Bend Insensitive, Low Insertion Loss, LSZH Fiber Patch Cord - Patch cable - SC/UPC single-mode (M) to SC/UPC single-mode (M) - 100 m - 100 m - 2 mm - fibre optic - simplex - 9 / 125 micron - OS1/OS2 - halogen-free, passive, bi-directional - yellow

STARTECH
StarTech.com 1m (3ft) LC to LC (UPC) OM5 Multimode Fiber Optic Cable, 50/125�m Duplex LOMMF Zipcord, VCSEL, 40G/100G, Bend Insensitive, Low Insertion Loss, LSZH Fiber Patch Cord - Patch cable - LC/UPC multi-mode (M) to LC/UPC multi-mode (M) - 1 m - 1 m - 2.9 mm - fibre optic - duplex - 50 / 125 micron - OM5 - halogen-free, up to 100 Gbps data transfer rate - green

STARTECH
StarTech.com MSA Uncoded Compatible 7m/23ft 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ AOC Cable, 40 GbE QSFP+ Active Optical Fiber, 40 Gbps QSFP Plus/Transceiver Module Cable, 40GE QSFP+ Active Optical Cable - Lifetime Warranty (QSFP40GAO7M) - 40GBase direct attach cable - QSFP+ latched to QSFP+ latched - 7 m - fibre optic - SFF-8436 - active - black