Pan-Caribbean mobile operator Digicel has launched commercial GSM-based services in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), its 25th market in the Caribbean and Central American regions, and its 30th market worldwide. Digicel, which has also established a division in the Pacific region, has launched a network covering 98% of the 23,000 inhabitants of the BVI (spread across 16 populated islands), following a USD17 million infrastructure investment.