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Ethernet patch leads, crossover cables, fibre patch leads and bulk reels, from short 0.25m rack leads to long runs between rooms. 2,694 products from £0.55 inc VAT, so choose a category below or start with our most popular lines.

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Slim Ethernet Patch Leads201 products, from £1.10CAT6 PoE++ Patch Leads186 products, from £0.96CAT5e Moulded Patch Leads172 products, from £0.55CAT6 Low Smoke Snagless Ethernet Cables161 products, from £0.98CAT5e Network Cables (26AWG)145 products, from £0.67CAT6A 10 Gigabit Patch Leads145 products, from £1.61Value CAT5e Ethernet Cables121 products, from £0.60CAT6A Shielded Network Cables120 products, from £1.61CAT6 Patch Leads (24AWG Copper)119 products, from £0.89OM3 Fibre Optic Cables (50/125)118 products, from £3.65CAT5e Patch Leads, 24AWG Copper106 products, from £0.74Network Cable Reels (305m)103 products, from £117.58OM4 Fibre Optic Cables99 products, from £3.98Value CAT6 Ethernet Cables91 products, from £1.08OS2 Single Mode Fibre Cables84 products, from £3.58CAT5e LSZH Snagless Leads (26AWG)78 products, from £0.67CAT6 LSZH Snagless Patch Leads68 products, from £1.58OM1 Fibre Optic Cables (62.5/125)53 products, from £3.79CAT5e LSZH Snagless Leads (24AWG)52 products, from £0.96CAT6 Shielded Snagless Patch Leads52 products, from £1.44CAT5e Crossover Patch Leads47 products, from £0.65OM2 Fibre Optic Cables (50/125)47 products, from £3.79CAT6 Snagless Patch Leads42 products, from £1.68CAT5e Snagless Patch Leads (24AWG)40 products, from £0.89CAT5e Shielded Snagless Patch Leads40 products, from £1.51MPO Trunk & Breakout Cables34 products, from £39.65Flat CAT5e Network Cables28 products, from £1.46CAT6 F/UTP Shielded LSZH Leads27 products, from £1.30CAT8.1 40 Gigabit Patch Leads25 products, from £3.43Outdoor Ethernet Patch Leads15 products, from £5.83CAT5e Shielded Patch Leads14 products, from £1.54Angled CAT5e Patch Leads13 products, from £0.96Ethernet Extension Leads13 products, from £4.63Fibre Pigtails11 products, from £1.10OM5 Fibre Optic Cables10 products, from £4.25CAT6 Crossover Patch Leads6 products, from £2.54Network Cable Economisers4 products, from £5.23RG58 BNC Cables4 products, from £5.45

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Picking the right category

CAT5e copes with Gigabit broadband, games consoles, PCs and office switches. CAT6 is the safer bet for new installations and Gigabit links that run close to their limit, and it handles 10 Gigabit over shorter distances. CAT6A is built for 10 Gigabit over a full 100 metre channel, which makes it the usual choice for servers, storage and modern Wi-Fi access points.

Copper, shielding and jackets

Full copper leads carry power over Ethernet reliably and keep signal loss low on longer runs. 24 AWG conductors are slightly thicker than 26 AWG, so they suit longer leads, while 26 AWG leads are thinner and easier to dress in a busy cabinet. Shielded leads help near motors, lighting and mains cabling, and low smoke jackets are often asked for in offices, schools and public buildings.

Fibre

For long runs between buildings or across a site, fibre patch leads carry data much further than copper and are immune to electrical noise. Multimode OM1 to OM4 suits links inside a building or campus, and OS2 single mode covers the longest distances.