Tom Hill wrote: > Answer: because the "short reach" optics are cheaper. But why do they > exist if the "long reach" ones work over short distances?
this comes down to whether SMF transceivers are inherently more expensive than MMF, or whether they're more expensive because they're produced in lower quantities and don't have the same economy of scale. If the latter, the entire situation is chicken-and-egg which is benefiting exactly no-one. Nick
