Liechtenstein
Power & telecom standards in Liechtenstein
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered satellite-only service in Liechtenstein. Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access was available for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Liechtenstein uses 230V at 50Hz. Power outlets are type C, J and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Dial-up access was not available in Liechtenstein. Satellite Internet was the recommended alternative.
WiFi Hotspot Access
WiFi hotspot access was not available through Tempest in Liechtenstein.
Adapters & Power
Travelers from North America will need a power plug adapter. European Type C/F adapters are widely compatible.
Standard RJ-11 jacks are used. Most international modems will connect without an adapter.
Liechtenstein at a Glance
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Phone Code
- +423
- Voltage
- 230V / 50Hz
- Power Plug
- C, J
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- CHF
- Dial-up
- N/A
- WiFi
- N/A
About connectivity in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein uses 230V/50Hz with the Swiss Type J plug and Type C — reflecting the country's longstanding customs and currency union with Switzerland. The phone jack is RJ-11. Telecom Liechtenstein and Salt Liechtenstein operate the country's telecom infrastructure, with substantial integration into Swiss carrier networks.
Liechtensteiner commercial Internet emerged in the mid-1990s through Telecom Liechtenstein. The country's tiny population (~40,000) and high per-capita income drove rapid broadband adoption.
The Liechtensteiner prepaid international calling-card market was modest given the small population. The country's position as a financial-services hub generated some inbound business-calling-card activity.
Tempest Telecom served Liechtenstein through dial-up arrangements with Swiss partners. The country's small geographic footprint and Alpine setting generated modest expedition and tourism Iridium customer demand.
Modern Liechtenstein has near-universal FTTH coverage with mature 5G.
Tempest's services across Liechtenstein, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Liechtenstein between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Liechtenstein; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.
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