Catalina Island Getting Closer to Fiber Internet Service
The project will provide the island's 3,500 residents with high-speed internet.
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026 — AVX Networks has advanced the Catalina Island high-speed internet project into its marine survey phase.
The project, scheduled to finish in 2028, will connect southern California's Catalina Island to the mainland through a 25-mile subsea fiber-optic cable system between Huntington Beach on the mainland and the island’s city of Avalon. The island, with approximately 3,500 residents, is accessible only by air and sea.
The project is expected to serve more than 1,185 currently unserved locations, not including LEO satellite services like Starlink. The project is funded by a $37.5 million grant from the California Public Utilities Commission.
