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China's benchmark fiber optic price has surged over 400% since May 2025, hitting a new all-time high. In some cases, suppliers only guarantee quotations for the same day, and in extreme situations even half-day quotations are appearing in the market. From late 2025 into 2026, global fibre optic prices have increased sharply and across the board — standard single-mode, bend-insensitive grades, and in turn pre-terminated assemblies, patch leads, and bulk cable. Input costs for fiber optic cable are adding upward pressure on fiber optic cable prices at a time when demand for fiber technology is high and expected to continue growing.