Fiber optic cables can run up to 80 km without a repeater. Unlike Power over Ethernet (PoE), which is limited by copper cable characteristics, PoF leverages optical fiber to overcome distance, electromagnetic interference, and safety constraints. However, the maximum transmission distance of PoF is not a single fixed number. For most enterprise or data center applications using multimode fiber, the practical limit sits between 300 m and 550 m. Single-mode. With amplifiers, such as Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), the distance can be extended to 600 miles or more, and even further with additional amplifiers for long-haul applications.