Overview

• CEO Tim Höttges unveiled the eight-meter bronze elephant sculpture in front of Deutsche Telekom’s Bonn headquarters on July 10 at a ceremony attended by about 500 guests.
• Spanish artist Miguel Barceló created the piece, which features an elephant balancing on its trunk to convey the message of making the impossible possible.
• Höttges noted that Telekom has evolved from its 1995 origins as the successor to the Bundespost into a global provider serving 300 million customers and earning 70 percent of its revenue abroad.
• Höttges framed artificial intelligence as a revolutionary opportunity set to drive the company’s next phase of digital transformation.
• NRW Media Minister Nathanael Liminski and Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger praised Telekom’s role in Germany’s digitization and its standing among the world’s leading telecom brands.