Fiber optic patch cables are a defining factor in ensuring your network to perform at its highest level. Patch cables are a critical component used between a patch panel or wall boxes and active components such as switches, routers etc. They must be of the highest quality to ensure connectivity. Today's increasing demand in bandwidth, require patch cables that must exceed old industry standards. Black Box fiber optic patch cables meet or exceed an insertion loss of =0.3 dB per termination. Most importantly the Black Box OM2 patch cables carry more bandwidth than the OM1 patch cables over the same distance.