Cloud service suppliers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware companion program
“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Supplier program in Europe,” CIPSE stated in an announcement. This unilateral resolution eliminated all however a tiny minority of hand-selected companions and excluded most European CSPs from promoting VMware merchandise.”
In its criticism, CISPE additionally accused Broadcom of “ongoing abuse,” citing sharp worth hikes—as much as tenfold, with some clients reporting as a lot as 900 p.c will increase—together with product bundling and dedication necessities based mostly on projected reasonably than precise use, The Register reported.
“After imposing outrageous and unjustified worth hikes instantly following the acquisition of VMware, Broadcom is now making use of the ‘coup de grâce.’ We’d like pressing intervention to power them to vary,” CISPE Secretary Basic Francisco Mingorance stated, in line with the publication.
In an announcement responding to CISPE’s antitrust criticism, Broadcom stated:
Broadcom strongly disagrees with the allegations by CISPE, a company funded by hyperscalers, which misrepresent the realities of the market. We proceed to be dedicated to investing considerably in our European VMware Cloud Service Supplier companions… serving to them provide alternate options to the hyperscalers and meet the evolving wants of European companies and organizations.
CISPE at present has 50 members. It additionally names hyperscalers Amazon Net Providers and Microsoft as “adherent members,” which CISPE claims don’t have voting rights and are prohibited from collaborating in sure actions.
In July, CISPE filed an attraction with the European Basic Court docket in an try to annul the EC’s approval of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition. That case is ongoing.
