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5 Mar, 2026

£26.28 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re in a TP-Link Omada environment and you just need a simple way to light up a fibre link, the Omada SFP “BX10D” is a sensible, low-cost choice. At £21.90 ex-VAT, it’s the kind of item that makes sense when you’re adding a short run between two Omada switches/access points or replacing a failed transceiver without overthinking it. In day-to-day terms: it’s plug-and-play *when you’ve picked the right fibre type and pairing*, and the price is hard to beat versus brand-name alternatives.
The catch is compatibility and link direction. BX10D units are not “generic” in the way most people hope—there are transmit/receive wavelength and pairing expectations (you generally need the correct complementary module on the other end). If you’re unsure what you already have installed (or you’re mixing vendors), you can waste time chasing a link that simply won’t come up. So: buy it if you’re staying within the TP-Link/Omada ecosystem and you know you have the right fibre pairing; skip it if you’re trying to retrofit into an unknown or mixed environment where you can’t confidently verify the existing transceiver type.

STARTECH
StarTech.com HPE J9151D Compatible SFP+ Module, 10GBASE-LR, 10GbE Single Mode (SMF) Fiber Optic Transceiver, 10GE Gigabit Ethernet SFP+, LC Connector, 10km, 1310nm, DDM, HPE 2540, 2920, 2930M - Lifetime Warranty (J9151D-ST) - SFP+ transceiver module (equivalent to: HP J9151D) - 10GbE - 10GBase-LR - LC single-mode - up to 10 km - 1310 nm - for HPE Aruba 2540 48, 2920, 2930M 24, 2930M 40, 2930M 48, 3800, 83XX, MACsec Advanced Module

STARTECH
StarTech.com Cisco GLC-LH-SM Compatible SFP Module, 1000BASE-LX/LH, 1GE Gigabit Ethernet SFP, LC Connector, 10km, 1310nm, Cisco IE3400, IE3300, IE3200, Mini GBIC Transceiver SFP Module - Lifetime Warranty (SFPGLCLHSMST) - SFP (mini-GBIC) transceiver module - 1GbE - 1000Base-LH - LC single-mode - up to 10 km - 1310 nm - for P/N: ET91000SFP2, ET91000SFP2C, IES101002SFP, MCM1110SFP, PEX1000SFP2

ALLIED TELESIS
Allied Telesis AT SP10LRA/I - SFP+ transceiver module - 10GbE - 10GBase-LR - LC single-mode - up to 10 km - 1310 nm - for AT x240, CentreCOM AT-GS970EMX/52, CentreCOM SE240 Series, SwitchBlade AT SBX81GC40

Lenovo
Lenovo - SFP (mini-GBIC) transceiver module - 1GbE - 1000Base-SX - LC - for Flex System SI4091