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38 I ICT TODAY North America Multimode Fiber Usage Trend by Fiber Type • OM1 62.5 & OM2 50 µm usage declining notably. • OM3 50 µm usage declining notably. • OM4 50 µm usage increasing notably. 0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ytd 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% NAR MM Fiber Mix by Type (Burroughs) The MMF usage is a bit different when looking just at North America. The Burroughs Market Report addresses the usage of different MMF types over time. Use of OM1 62.5 and OM2 50 µm fiber has declined to the single digits in terms of percentage. The OM3 held steady for many years and is now beginning to decline, while OM4 usage is increasing rapidly (Figure 2). The Burroughs Market Report includes the small amount of OM5 with OM4 but will break that out in subsequent reports once OM5 volumes begin to increase. Global usage data, published by CRU, shows that usage of OM1 and OM2 are declining, while OM3 and OM4 50 µm fibers continue to increase. Shown in light blue, OM5 is still a small percentage of overall use (Figure 1). It is expected to pick up, especially since IEEE has published the 400G SR4.2 Ethernet standard that includes the WDM capability of OM5 and the 50 percent greater reach over OM4. Overall usage of multimode fiber worldwide continues to grow, reinforcing its economic benefit for short reach applications. FIGURE 2: Usage of MMF types for North America. (Source: Burroughs Market Report, July 2020). FIGURE 1: Worldwide usage data for MMF types. Image source: Telecom Market Outlook 2018, used with permission. Worldwide Multimode Fiber Demand Feb. 2018 CRU 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 • OM1 62.5 µm usage declining. • OM3 & OM4 50 µm usage increasing. Global Multimode Fiber Usage Trend by Fiber Type