Bellflower Broadband
Presented by: Hector De La Torre,
Executive Director
Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Artesia
Avalon
Bell
Bellflower
Bell Gardens
Cerritos
Commerce
Compton
Cudahy
Downey
Hawaiian Gardens
Huntington Park
Industry
La Mirada
Lakewood
Long Beach
Lynwood
Maywood
Montebello
Norwalk
Paramount
Pico Rivera
Santa Fe Springs
Signal Hill
South Gate
Vernon
Whittier
County of Los Angeles
Port of Long Beach
The Gateway Cities Regional Fiber Network will connect 24 Gateway City Halls with very high-speed fiber optic cable from two directions for redundancy at no cost to Cities.
Direct City Benefits
•Free fiber optic connection from City Hall to State Middle Mile Network.
•Two fiber optic strands provided for City use; option to connect additional facilities or buildings (municipal/public, industrial, commercial, and/or residential).
•Networked with 23 other Gateway Cities for Smart City
collaboration and IT cost sharing.
•New Internet Service Provider to operate and maintain this network in the region can increase competition and drive down costs for residents and businesses.
City of Bellflower
Gateway Cities Fiber Network Route
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I Existing Conduit
9 High Density Unserved Area
• New Aerial Fiber
• New Underground Fiber
Artesia
Avalon
Bell
Bellflower
Bell Gardens
Cerritos
Commerce
Compton
Cudahy
Downey
Hawaiian Gardens
Huntington Park
Industry
La Mirada
Lakewood
Long Beach
Lynwood
Maywood
Montebello
Norwalk
Paramount
Pico Rivera
Santa Fe Springs
Signal Hill
South Gate
Vernon
Whittier
County of Los Angeles
Port of Long Beach
Next Steps for each City
•Review and approve standard Right of Way
Agreement (without changes)
•Review project maps and work with project engineers
to resolve any issues
•Collaborate with Fiber Optic Team during construction
to ensure proper placement and restoration of City
infrastructure
•Connect City Hall to the Gateway Cities Regional
Fiber Network
•Incorporate the use and expansion of this public
broadband network into future City planning to connect
additional sites, deploy Smart City applications, and
pursue economic development goals