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The benefits of using compatible optics

In a competitive marketplace, there is consistent pressure on those responsible for procurement to secure the best quality products they can for the lowest possible price. Optical transceivers are one of those products where savings can be made, by choosing compatible optics rather than those from the original equipment manufacturers.

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Are you considering compatible optical transceivers?

Are you considering compatible optical transceivers?

The price discrepancy between compatible optics and those from original equipment manufacturers can be off putting to those who are in charge of purchasing and who have no real knowledge of how the products work. So, for their benefit let’s look at why you might want to consider using compatible optics.

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Availability

One of the greatest benefits of buying compatible optics is that they may be available in a greater range and with a faster turnaround time than when purchased from original equipment manufacturers. Third party distributors tend to stock optical transceivers in a wide range of different types including SFP, SFP+, XFP and QSFP, all with different data transfer rates - ready for you to complete networking hardware installations to your exact specifications without delay.

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Price

Price

Price is generally the biggest influencer when it comes to purchasing equipment. Optics, such as SFPs often add up to a total of between 10 and 20% of the hardware budget for a network upgrade. With compatible optics often available at a tenth or even as low as a twentieth of the cost of vendor branded optics, the overall cost of a project can easily be reduced by up to twenty per cent, often allowing projects to come in under budget.

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Quality

Quality

It might surprise you to know that there are actually very few contract manufacturers of optical transceivers, so the products you receive from third party distributors will often be sourced from the same manufacturer as you would get with a vendor branded supplier. The major vendors often programme their branded optics with their own coding to make them exclusively compatible with their own hardware. Compatible optics, where required, will also carry this coding to ensure they are guaranteed to work across each vendor’s full portfolio of hardware. These compatible optical transceivers are designed and manufactured to conform to the industry agreed MSA standard (Multi-Source Agreement) in accordance with all relevant attributes and therefore operational compatibility.

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Support

As a passive device, transceivers are extremely unlikely to go wrong. In fact, it is very rare for compatible optics to be returned which have ceased to work once in production. The major vendors, even though they are making 90%+ margin on their optics, normally only offer a 3 (or occasionally 12 month warranty) on all their vendor branded optics (before they request further support/maintenance contracts to extend those warranties). Compatible optics suppliers, on the other hand, often have the confidence to offer a lifetime warranty as standard, with advance replacement, across their entire range.

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Where to purchase compatible optics

If you would like to find out more about compatible optics or are considering using them in your networking installations, there are a number of third party suppliers that offer a wide range of compatible optical transceivers for quick and easy ordering via their websites. A Google search will reveal your options, including www.fibrenet.co.uk where you can browse the full range of compatible optic products on offer.