South Bay Fiber Network

Potential Future Applications for the South Bay Fiber Network  

The South Bay Fiber Network network is designed to provide a platform for the following examples of other current and future “smart city applications.”  

• Improved Traffic Management – Real-time traffic information from L.A. County’s Information Exchange Network (IEN) will be available for each participating agency. In partnership with Metro’s Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS), South Bay cities can combine and share transportation data as a resource for congestion management, improved transit services, and support of transportation demand management (TDM) programs. 
• Future Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Support – High speed and resilient broadband capacity will be necessary for vehicle-to-network and vehicle-to-vehicle communications for a safe and reliable AV transportation system.  
• Telehealth and Telemedicine Opportunities – Applications include remote diagnostics, video appointments, transmission of large files, such as MRIs, scans, etc. 

Additional Benefits of Low-Cost Broadband to Participating Agencies 

• Greater resiliency for IT services, useful for emergency preparedness and data back up 
• Efficient use of cloud-based software applications for day-to-day business 
• Necessary IT capacity for future video and audio-based municipal software applications  
• Sharing of municipal software platforms with other public agencies, including   
• Online permitting or applications with South Bay cities and greater Los Angeles County   
• Sub-regional geographic information system (GIS) mapping tools with other cities and SBCCOG 
• The opportunity for cities to install municipal Wi-Fi in public spaces, parks and buildings
•  Future expansion of broadband infrastructure for commercial and residential use