Dr. Först Consult

What Dr. Först Consult does

Dr. Först Consult is a privately held German consulting firm headquartered in Würzburg, Bavaria, founded in 1988 by Dr. Joachim Först. The firm advises German municipal governments and inter-municipal cooperation bodies on broadband infrastructure development, traffic planning, and regional management. Its primary service line covers the full broadband funding-application lifecycle: advising municipalities on federal (Bundesförderprogramm Breitband) and Bavarian state programs (Bayerische Förderprogramme, Gigabit-Richtlinie 2.0), FTTx master planning, GIS-based execution planning, GPS surveying, and on-site construction supervision for fiber optic deployments. Secondary service lines include municipal traffic planning (traffic counts, speed measurements, parking analyses, public transport planning) and regional management, including LAG management for EU LEADER funding programs. The firm has procured approximately 100 million EUR in subsidies across 87 municipalities between 2020 and 2023, secured 42 Förderbescheide in a single Gigabit-Richtlinie 2.0 call (covering roughly 27,500 addresses), and served more than 150 municipalities over its operating history.

The firm's technology stack centers on GIS-based broadband network planning tools, GPS surveying equipment for fiber optic route mapping, and proprietary process templates for navigating German and Bavarian funding regulations, including DigiNetz-Gesetz compliance. All services are delivered directly by an in-house team of approximately 13 named professionals without subcontracted intermediaries, reflecting a tightly held operating model.

The business model is project-based professional services consulting billed to public-sector clients under municipal procurement frameworks. Revenue is generated through individual funding-application, planning, surveying, and supervision engagements rather than recurring subscriptions. The firm maintains offices in Würzburg (headquarters) and Paris, France, with aconium GmbH acting as a project management partner on federal broadband engagements and a partnership with Münchner Glasfaser-Technik extending its footprint in the FTTH deployment ecosystem.

Name

Dr. Först Consult

Legal name

Dr. Först Consult

Website

https://foerst-consult.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dr. Först Consult is a Würzburg-based German consulting firm advising municipalities on broadband infrastructure funding, FTTx planning, traffic planning, and regional management, having served over 150 German municipalities since its 1988 founding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Broadband consulting services
• Municipal broadband funding
• Traffic planning consulting
• Regional management LEADER
• FTTH network planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Breitbandberatung und Fördermittelberatung: Consulting services for municipalities on broadband infrastructure funding applications, master planning, feasibility studies, and subsidy management for federal and Bavarian state broadband programs
2. Verkehrsplanung: Traffic planning services including traffic counts, speed measurements, parking analyses, and public transport planning for municipalities
3. Regionalmanagement und Förderberatung: Regional management services, LEADER program management, and funding advice for municipalities, companies, associations, and private individuals
4. Baubegleitung und Dokumentation: Construction supervision and GPS documentation services for fiber optic infrastructure projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dr. Först Consult provides professional consulting services for German municipalities centered on broadband infrastructure development, traffic planning, and regional/LEADER management. Services include advising on federal and Bavarian broadband funding programs (Bundesförderprogramm Breitband, Bayerische Gigabitrichtlinie), FTTx master planning, GIS-based execution planning, GPS surveying, construction supervision, traffic counts and public transport planning, and managing the LAG Wein, Wald, Wasser office covering 28 municipalities.

Product overview

Dr. Först Consult is a consulting company offering a portfolio of professional services centered around broadband infrastructure development, traffic planning, and regional management. The company operates four interconnected service lines: (1) Breitbandberatung, Ausbauplanung und Vermessung (Broadband Consulting, Expansion Planning, and Surveying) with sub-services covering federal and Bavarian funding programs and project planning/management; (2) RegionalManagement including LAG management and funding advisory services; (3) Verkehrsplanung (Traffic Planning) covering municipal and commercial traffic projects; and (4) Baubegleitung und -dokumentation (Construction Supervision and Documentation). The services are designed to support municipalities throughout the entire lifecycle of broadband infrastructure projects, from initial planning and funding acquisition through construction supervision to final documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Breitbandberatung, Ausbauplanung und Vermessung (Broadband Consulting, Expansion Planning, and Surveying)
• Bundesförderprogramm Breitband (Federal Broadband Funding Program Support)
• Bayerische Förderprogramme (Bavarian State Funding Programs)
• Projektplanung und -management (Project Planning and Management)
• RegionalManagement (Regional Management)
• Förderberatung (Funding Advisory)
• Verkehrsplanung (Traffic Planning)
• Baubegleitung und -dokumentation (Construction Supervision and Documentation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Procured approximately 100 million EUR in subsidies for 87 municipalities in 2020-2023 funding period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• aconium GmbHcoreOthers · 28 November 2025Aconium GmbH has taken over the project management for federal broadband funding (Bundesförderung Breitband) starting from January 2025. Transition was announced at the annual consultants' day in Berlin. Migration of existing funding data and approvals to the new portal is underway.
• Münchner Glasfaser-Technik GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2025Co-hosted a specialist conference on Network Level 4 (NE4) in Würzburg on October 21, 2025 at Skyline Hill Center. Event focused on fiber-to-the-home in-building cabling challenges and solutions. First-time joint event focused on NE4 fiber deployment best practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ingenieurgruppe IVV GmbH & Co. KG: German engineering consultancy providing traffic planning, transport modeling, and infrastructure consulting to municipalities and public authorities. Comparable in municipal Verkehrsplanung service delivery to German Kommunen.
• atene KOM GmbH: German consulting firm specializing in broadband and digital infrastructure funding advisory for municipalities. Directly comparable to Dr. Först Consult in serving German Kommunen on Bundesförderprogramm and state-level broadband programs with similar B2G consulting motion.
• PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand GmbH: Major German public-sector consultancy owned by federal and state governments, advising public administrations on infrastructure, digitalization, and funding strategy. Comparable in B2G consulting motion and public funding advisory, though much larger in scale and broader in scope.
• gevas humberg & partner: German engineering consultancy with a strong traffic and transport planning practice serving municipalities. Directly comparable to Dr. Först Consult's Verkehrsplanung service line, including traffic counts, public transport planning, and parking analysis for German Kommunen.
• Micus Strategieberatung GmbH: Specialized German consultancy advising municipalities and regions on broadband expansion and public-sector digital funding. Comparable in niche focus on municipal broadband funding programs and GIS-based network planning for FTTx deployments.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria SE (Germany): European IT and consulting services firm with significant German public sector practice advising federal, state, and municipal governments on digital infrastructure. Overlaps with Dr. Först Consult in public-sector digital infrastructure advisory but at substantially larger scale.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Germany (Public Sector): Global Big Four firm with a public sector consulting practice serving German governments on digitalization, infrastructure, and EU/federal funding programs. Comparable buyer segment (municipal and public clients) but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• TÜV Rheinland Consulting GmbH: Large German testing, inspection, and consulting group with public-sector infrastructure and digitalization advisory practices. Comparable in serving municipal clients on infrastructure and digital projects, but operates across a much broader consulting portfolio.
• KPMG Germany (Public Sector): Global Big Four firm with a substantial German public sector practice advising federal, state, and municipal clients on digital infrastructure funding and strategy. Overlaps with Dr. Först Consult in B2G broadband/funding consulting but operates as part of a much broader portfolio.

Others

• aconium GmbH: Newly announced project management partner for federal broadband funding (Bundesförderung Breitband) effective January 2025. Operates in the adjacent ecosystem role of federal project trustee — comparable in serving the same municipal broadband funding workflow but as administrator rather than consultant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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