MRK

What MRK does

MRK Media AG is a Munich-based consulting and engineering firm that has spent more than two decades providing end-to-end planning, project management, and construction supervision services for telecommunications, broadband, and energy infrastructure across Germany. The company supports the full project lifecycle — from conceptual and master planning, through GIS-based structural planning and funding applications, to construction supervision, surveying, and documentation — and serves municipalities, districts, Zweckverbände, telecommunications operators (Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, e.discom, NetCom BW), energy companies (E.ON, Netze BW), and federal authorities (Bundesnetzagentur, Deutsche Bahn). It has delivered reference projects ranging from 800-building municipal rollouts to a 16,000-building FTTB/H deployment in the district of Uelzen and secured approximately €9.3 million in broadband funding for the Nordhausen district.

The company's service stack is anchored by two proprietary software tools: PlaNet, a GIS-based planning platform used for broadband network design, address-level structural planning, cost estimation, and investment modeling (referenced in the preparation of 50+ funding applications for Bielefeld and 38 master plans covering 11,000+ address points for Ortenau); and WISyS, a web-based construction site management system for transparent, multi-lot rollout project tracking. MRK complements these with emerging service lines including 5G campus network planning (backed by a private 5G campus frequency license for the Torgau business park obtained in August 2020), municipal heat planning (Wärmeplanung), and federal-level advisory work such as a 2021 IoT connectivity study commissioned by the Bundesnetzagentur.

Commercially, MRK operates as a privately held German Aktiengesellschaft within the MRK Group (alongside MRK Management Consultants GmbH) and runs a direct, sales-led go-to-market targeting public-sector and enterprise clients via tenders and long-term relationships. It maintains nine offices across Germany (Munich headquarters plus Bamberg, Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Köln, Leipzig, Nürnberg, and Stuttgart), employs over 240 staff, and generates revenue through project-based professional services fees on multi-year contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue figures are not reported in the available source material.

Name

MRK

Legal name

MRK Media AG

Website

https://mrk-media.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MRK Media AG is a Munich-based engineering and consulting firm providing end-to-end broadband, telecommunications, and energy infrastructure planning for German municipalities, districts, telecom operators, and energy companies, supported by proprietary PlaNet and WISyS software across nine offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Consulting & Planning): MRK Media AG generates revenue through consulting and planning fees for broadband infrastructure projects, including broadband consulting, FTTB/H network planning, 5G campus network planning, energy network project management, and construction supervision. Services are provided across Germany to municipalities, districts, telecommunications operators, and energy companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MRK Media AG provides consulting, planning, and project management services for broadband network expansion (FTTB/H), 5G campus networks, and energy infrastructure in Germany. Its offerings span conceptual network planning, funding management, design and implementation planning, construction supervision, surveying and documentation, and rollout coordination for public-sector and enterprise clients. The services are supported by two proprietary tools: PlaNet for GIS-based broadband planning and cost estimation, and WISyS for web-based construction site management.

Product overview

MRK Media AG is a consulting and engineering company specializing in broadband network expansion infrastructure. The company operates as a unified service offering combining consulting, planning, and project management services rather than a modular software platform. Their core services include broadband consulting, network planning (FTTB/H), 5G network planning, construction supervision, surveying and documentation, and funding management. They complement their service offerings with two proprietary software tools: PlaNet for planning and cost calculations, and WISyS® for web-based construction site management. The company serves municipalities, districts, and telecommunications operators across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Consulting Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 38 master plans with over 11,000 address points and 760 km of backbone delivered since 2017 for Ortenau district
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zweckverband Breitband Landkreis Schwäbisch HallcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Client and partner for the Graue Flecken Ausbau broadband expansion project in Blaufelden. MRK Media AG participated in the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony alongside this municipal broadband association, representatives of the municipality, Furkan Bau GmbH, NetCom BW, and PWC.
• Breitbandzweckverband ProbsteiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2022Collaborated with Breitbandzweckverband Probstei on the 'Licht-an Festival' celebrating fiber optic connection activation in Lutterbek municipality. MRK was responsible for planning (including execution and approval planning) and construction management including coordination of all participating companies.
• TNG Stadtnetze GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2022TNG Stadtnetze GmbH is the future network operator of the fiber optic network in the Lutterbek municipality project, working alongside MRK Media AG and Breitbandzweckverband Probstei.
• Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MRK Media AG and MRK Management Consultants GmbH jointly prepared a scientific study on 'New connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT connectivity solutions)' on behalf of the German Federal Network Agency.
• Bundesnetzagentur (5G Campus License - Torgau)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020MRK Media AG successfully completed the licensing process for a 5G campus frequency and has been in possession of a private 5G campus license for the Torgau business park since August 2020.
• e.discom Telekommunikation GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Since 2019, MRK Media AG has supported e.discom in the realization of subsidized broadband expansion (FTTB/H) in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. MRK handles approval planning, implementation planning, construction supervision, and surveying/documentation across multiple sub-areas.
• Furkan Bau GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company responsible for civil engineering works in the Graue Flecken Ausbau project in Blaufelden. MRK collaborates with this contractor on broadband expansion projects.
• NetCom BWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork operator involved as partner in the Graue Flecken broadband expansion project in Blaufelden alongside MRK Media AG and the Zweckverband.
• Komm.Pakt.NetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional broadband association in the Lake Constance district working with MRK Media AG on backbone and FTTB network planning for municipalities.
• MRK Management Consultants GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated company within the MRK Group. MRK Media AG and MRK Management Consultants GmbH jointly conduct projects including the IoT connectivity study for the Federal Network Agency and 5G use case conceptualization projects. Both companies share the same headquarters in Munich.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Germany: Big Four professional services firm with a German telecom and infrastructure advisory practice. Competes with MRK on selected large tenders but with a much broader service portfolio and brand.
• BearingPoint: European-headquartered management and technology consultancy with a substantial German presence and a telecom practice serving operators and regulators. Overlaps with MRK on telecom consulting but operates at much broader scope and scale.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with infrastructure and digital practices including telecom. Adjacent to MRK in infrastructure consulting but operates at much larger scale and across many sectors.
• PwC Germany: Big Four advisory firm with a German telecom and public-sector practice. Comparable to MRK in serving telecom operators and government on infrastructure strategy, but at much broader scope and scale.
• TÜV Rheinland: German testing, inspection, and certification company with broad infrastructure and energy consulting practices. Adjacent to MRK in infrastructure and energy consulting but operates at vastly larger scale and scope.
• AFRY: Europe-based engineering and design consultancy (formerly ÅF + Pöyry) with telecom and energy infrastructure practices. Comparable to MRK in infrastructure planning but at much larger scale across multiple industries.

Direct peers

• Detecon International: German management and technology consultancy focused on telecom and digital infrastructure, headquartered in Cologne. Directly comparable to MRK in serving telecom operators and governments on network strategy and planning.
• VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH: German project management and consulting firm focused on innovation and technology programs, including digital infrastructure. Comparable to MRK in federal/state project execution and policy-related consulting.
• cnt AG: German IT and telecommunications consulting firm providing network planning and infrastructure services. Closely comparable to MRK in services, geography, and customer profile.
• Micus Strategieberatung: Germany-based consultancy specializing in broadband and gigabit infrastructure planning. Directly comparable to MRK in serving municipalities and public-sector clients on FTTB/H rollout and funding applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/media_mrk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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