Saint Kitts and Nevis
Power & telecom standards in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered satellite-only service in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access was available for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Saint Kitts and Nevis uses 230V at 60Hz. Power outlets are type A, B, D, G and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Dial-up access was not available in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Satellite Internet was the recommended alternative.
WiFi Hotspot Access
WiFi hotspot access was not available through Tempest in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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.
Saint Kitts and Nevis at a Glance
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Phone Code
- +1-869
- Voltage
- 230V / 60Hz
- Power Plug
- A, B, D, G
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- EC Dollar
- Dial-up
- N/A
- WiFi
- N/A
About connectivity in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis uses 230V/60Hz with an unusually mixed plug catalog: Type A, Type B, Type D, and Type G outlets all appear in different installations, reflecting British colonial-era wiring alongside US-influenced post-independence construction. The phone jack is RJ-11. The country code +1-869 is part of the North American Numbering Plan, and the currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD).
Saint Kitts and Nevis was a member of the British West Indies Federation, achieved independence in 1983, and operates one of the older citizenship-by-investment programs (launched 1984). The commercial Internet market is dominated by Flow (the regional Cable & Wireless brand) and Digicel St. Kitts and Nevis. The country's tourism economy and offshore-banking sector shape commercial Internet demand.
Tempest Telecom served Saint Kitts and Nevis through Caribbean regional dial-up coverage. Iridium satellite phones served the yachting industry working the surrounding Eastern Caribbean (the country sits on the standard Caribbean cruising route), Atlantic shipping operators, and the limited offshore-banking client-travel customer base.
Modern Saint Kitts and Nevis has 4G LTE coverage and expanding FTTH in Basseterre and Charlestown.
Tempest's services across Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Saint Kitts and Nevis between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Saint Kitts and Nevis; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.