Third Party Fiber Optic Module Compared With Brand Modules

As you know, the original brand fiber optic module is expensive and the third party fiber transceiver is relative extremely cheap. What's the difference between them?

The truth is you are paying for the brand.

The only differences between MSA compliant 3rd party fiber optic module, like those manufacturers from en.OFweek, and the optical transceiver modules you get from name brand suppliers are the label and the price.

All fiber optic transceivers have established Multi-Source Agreement (MSA). These MSAs clearly define how optical module is to function and establish the factory manufacturing standards that ensure optic transceivers developed by different manufacturers are interoperable.

Which means as long as the manufacturer follow to the MSA guidelines, their optical transceivers will function and operate identically to any other manufacturers' MSA transceivers. Manufacturers of third party fiber optic networking equipment utilize the same high quality materials as name brand manufacturers and program their equipment with the exact same code. In addition, many name brand vendors outsource the manufacturing of their OEM components to the exact same contract manufacturers used by third party vendors. So the source, quality, parts, and programming are exactly the same – only the labels and cost to the consumer are different!

Why pay more for a name, when you can get the high-quality, MSA compliant, 100% OEM compatible transceiver module from Cisco for a fraction of the cost?

So buying the fiber modules from third party is also a good option.