Mobile phone operator Digicel has launched a vehicle tracking system in Jamaica that will allow fleet vehicle owners to see the location of their vehicles anywhere in that country.

Bermuda-incorporated Digicel, which claims to be the fastest-growing mobile operator in the Caribbean has set up the "Digicel Vehicle Tracking" system in Jamaica.

It is a GPRS electronic device for fleet management companies that tracks the location of vehicles on urban, regional and national travel routes.

According to a Market Wire report the device has been developed in partnership with KingAlarm Systems, Jamaica's largest electronic security service company, the Digicel Vehicle Tracking system is a web application service that runs on Digicel's nationwide GPRS/GSM network.

The new service not only tracks the location of the vehicle anywhere across the country 24 hours a day, but also provides monthly travel history reports of each installed vehicle and e-mail alerts to notify fleet managers of excessive speeding, ignition on/off, location and arrival and departure times.

"Digicel Vehicle Tracking is an innovative business solution that will help fleet management companies significantly improve the management of their small, medium and large fleets and reduce associated costs with the time spent on tracking their fleets. The new system will be an integral part of Digicel Business solutions for mobile work forces, which also offers our Push to Talk and Closed User Groups business services," said Chris Hayman, Digicel Jamaica's head of business sales.