Multimode Fiber - OM5

Hey,

Once again I'm here to try to obtain some information, now about OM5.

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Here is what I know now:

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-OM5 will be part of TIA-492AAAE and are in ways of being published as IEC 60793-2-10

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-OM5 supports OM4, aswell as OM3, meaning it is interconnectable

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-OM5 is designed to support at least four low-cost wavelengths in the 850-950 nm range, enabling optimal support of emerging Shortwave Wavelength Division Multiplexing (SWDM) applications that reduce parallel fiber count by at least a factor of four to allow continued use of just two fibers (rather than eight) for transmitting 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s and reduced fiber counts for higher speeds

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-OM5 color : Lime

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- Support of 100GBASE-SR4 Ethernet and 32G Fibre Channel applications across the whole wavelength range

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- When paired with single wavelength (i.e. λ = 850 nm) transceivers, e.g. 40GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-SR4 with an MPO interface, OM5 supports the same reach as OM4. In other words, OM5 parallel cabling does not have a clear advantage with these types of transceivers

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So my question is, what exactly does OM5 have in advantage over OM4, and why is it something that a lot of people are giving such importance?

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If you can help me please do.

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Thank you all.

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