Bermuda
Power & telecom standards in Bermuda
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered dial-up internet access, WiFi hotspot access and broadband ethernet access in Bermuda. We also offered Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access in Bermuda for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Bermuda uses 120V at 60Hz. Power outlets are type A, B and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Tempest Telecom provided local dial-up access numbers in Bermuda at $0.155/minute. Travelers could connect using any standard modem with an RJ-11 telephone adapter.
WiFi Hotspot Access
Tempest Telecom provided WiFi hotspot access in Bermuda at $19.95/day for unlimited browsing.
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.
Bermuda at a Glance
- Capital
- Hamilton
- Phone Code
- +1-441
- Voltage
- 120V / 60Hz
- Power Plug
- A, B
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- BMD
- Dial-up
- $0.155/min
- WiFi
- $19.95/day
About connectivity in Bermuda
Bermuda uses 120V/60Hz with Type A and Type B outlets — the North American standard reflecting the territory's historic position as a British Overseas Territory with extensive American economic linkage. The phone jack is RJ-11. Digicel Bermuda and One Communications operate the territory's telecom infrastructure.
Bermudian commercial Internet emerged in the late 1990s. The territory's position as a major international financial-services hub (insurance and reinsurance) drove sophisticated infrastructure investment.
The Bermudian prepaid international calling-card market through the 2000s served the modest outbound diaspora and the substantial international financial-services workforce.
Tempest Telecom served Bermuda through dial-up POPs in Hamilton. The North Atlantic maritime industry and the substantial international financial-services sector sustained Iridium customer demand.
Modern Bermuda has near-universal FTTH coverage with mature 4G LTE / 5G.
Tempest's services across Bermuda, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Bermuda between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Bermuda 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 Bermuda from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Bermuda; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.
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