Businessperson in dark suit with red tie balances on parallel tightropes against a pale teal sky.

Looking to the Future

Telekom Austria Group Annual Report 2014

The Telekom Austria Group is the largest telecommunications company in Austria and one of the nation’s last major brands. But suddenly everything has changed: A new main shareholder acquires the majority of shares, and the business will be in Mexican hands.

Person in a suit pushes a giant spiral object along a road in a turquoise mountain landscape; cover reads 'NEUE WEGE GEHEN'.
Person in a suit walks along a curved white line above a teal cityscape; German text 'WEGE NEU GEHEN' on the right.
Two-page magazine spread titled EQUITY STORY on teal background; left shows a person walking among German articles, right features a hot-air balloon over a cityscape.
Two-page illustrated spread titled HIGHLIGHTS 2014 showing a crane, business figures, a rocket with 500 Mbit/s, and a champion trophy.
Two-page magazine spread titled 'DIE TELEKOM AUSTRIA GROUP IM ĂśBERBLICK' showcasing charts, timelines, and illustrated hands with flags.
Two-page annual report spread with an orange map of Austria and neighboring countries, logos, and statistics on diversification in CEE.
Four businesspeople in dark suits pose for a group portrait against a turquoise abstract backdrop.
Portrait of a suited man gesturing during a management interview on a two-page spread; right page shows a TOP-THEMEN mountain infographic.
Outdoor billboard on a metal frame features a curved orange arrow and a white arrow on a blue screen; a person climbs a ladder beside it.
Two-page brochure spread: left shows turnaround-strategy infographic with hands; right features orange 'KOSTEN-SENKUNG' banner and climbers.
Illustrated figure on a ladder installs rectangular solar panels attached to a circular hub against a starry night sky over an icy mountainous landscape.
Two-page telecom market spread: left shows 2G–5G timeline with a businessperson on a rocket; right analyzes market with tablet graphics.
Two-page annual report spread with strategy content and illustrations of businesspeople and charts.
Two-page corporate governance spread; left: five people pull a line toward red puzzle pieces; right: CORPORATE-GOVERNANCE-BERICHT.

In times of great change the best policy is to look to the future. And the title of this annual report—“Going New Ways”—says it all. Where this strategic journey in the competitive market leads is mapped out in a series of illustrations, which translate unrepresentable matters into surprising images.

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Person on an orange ladder reaches a circular satellite dish in space above an icy landscape.
Person walks past blue billboard with orange fish silhouette and white right-pointing arrow; ladder leans beside it, fish scraps on ground.
Purple geometric silhouette of a humanoid figure reaching forward over a black-and-white diagonal striped background.