Anguilla
Power & telecom standards in Anguilla
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered satellite-only service in Anguilla. Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access was available for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Anguilla uses 110V at 60Hz. Power outlets are type A and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Dial-up access was not available in Anguilla. Satellite Internet was the recommended alternative.
WiFi Hotspot Access
WiFi hotspot access was not available through Tempest in Anguilla.
Adapters & Power
North American (Type A/B) plugs are compatible. An adapter may not be needed for US travelers.
Standard RJ-11 jacks are used. Most international modems will connect without an adapter.
Anguilla at a Glance
- Capital
- The Valley
- Phone Code
- +1-264
- Voltage
- 110V / 60Hz
- Power Plug
- A
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- EC Dollar
- Dial-up
- N/A
- WiFi
- N/A
About connectivity in Anguilla
Anguilla uses 110V/60Hz with Type A outlets — reflecting the territory's position as a British Overseas Territory with North American electrical infrastructure. The phone jack is RJ-11. Flow Anguilla (the Liberty Latin America Caribbean brand) and Digicel Anguilla operate the small territory's telecom infrastructure.
Anguillian commercial Internet emerged in the late 1990s through Cable & Wireless predecessor operations. The territory's small population (~15,000) and tourism-driven economy shaped infrastructure development.
The Anguillian prepaid international calling-card market through the 2000s served the modest outbound diaspora — concentrated in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Tempest Telecom served Anguilla through dial-up POPs and Iridium satphones for the Caribbean maritime industry and resort operators.
Modern Anguilla has expanding FTTH and 4G LTE coverage.
Tempest's services across Anguilla, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Anguilla between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Anguilla drew from the same balance for pre-paid international voice calling, RADIUS-authenticated dial-up Internet roaming, metered Wi-Fi hotspot access, Iridium satellite voice, and Inmarsat BGAN data terminals. An attempted kiosk-payment federation (PATN, 1998) extended the same architecture to public Internet terminals but failed to reach scale.
Iridium satellite voice was available in Anguilla from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Anguilla; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.
Nearby countries in Americas
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia