this is the Technology Report.Africa has become a growing marketfor high technology products,and it may soon be a base for a lot more hi-tech companies.Experts are predicting growing competition on the continentas it tends to meet the needs of its youngand middle class populations.DHL calls itself the "logistics company for the world,"it provides transportation by train, road, sea and air.The company sees Africa as a place where its business can expand.But for that to happen, more international companieswill need to invest in the continent and set up operations there.Sumesh Rahavendra of DHL sees that happening."There's quite a bit of evidence to that in terms ofglobal companies starting to set up base in Africa.If you look at the likes of SAP or IBM or Hisense,which is the Chinese company,all of them are setting base in Africaand looking at how specifically they can caterto the Africa market while being in Africa,as against getting to the African marketwhile being in Europe or the Middle East."Sumesh Rahavendra is the company's head of marketingfor African countries south of the Saharan desert.He says the area offers a lot of possibility,and in his words,could be the next frontier for technology growth."I travel a fair bit around Africaand so does the rest of our teamand you can see the technology boom literallyacross every country in Africa.People who never had access to a desktop PCare now playing around with tablets– are now playing around with smart phones.The level and speed of adoption has been significantas more middle class and upper middle class consumersin Africa get access to technology."He describes the continent's one billion peopleas a largely untouched market for many products."The majority of people are young people.And with a young population that's going to adopt technologyand commodities in the future,it represents a significant potentialfor any international company coming to Africa."DHL has been operating in Africa for more than 35 years.And Mr Rahavendra notes as more and more companiesset up operations on the continent,business for DHL increases.He says, there are possibilities for growthin every African country,although some appear more ready than others."One of the reasons why it's hard to do businessin African countries is just infrastructure and logistics.Because the cost of actually getting your productto its final place inflates it significantlybecause there are so much infrastructural challengesthat isn't getting you there.Second example is there are a fair bit of issueswith political climate in some African countries.The good news is signs all indicatetowards a positive story going forward next five to ten years."DHL says Africa is now the world's second largestmobile technology market by connections after Asia,and it is the fastest growing mobile market in the world.And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.更多听力请访问51voa.com