“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Supplier program in Europe,” CIPSE stated in a press release. This unilateral determination eliminated all however a tiny minority of hand-selected companions and excluded most European CSPs from promoting VMware merchandise.”
In its grievance, CISPE additionally accused Broadcom of “ongoing abuse,” citing sharp value hikes—as much as tenfold, with some prospects reporting as a lot as 900 p.c will increase—together with product bundling and dedication necessities primarily based on projected slightly than precise use, The Register reported.
“After imposing outrageous and unjustified value hikes instantly following the acquisition of VMware, Broadcom is now making use of the ‘coup de grâce.’ We want pressing intervention to pressure them to vary,” CISPE Secretary Common Francisco Mingorance stated, in line with the publication.
In a press release responding to CISPE’s antitrust grievance, 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 supply alternate options to the hyperscalers and meet the evolving wants of European companies and organizations.
CISPE at the moment has 50 members. It additionally names hyperscalers Amazon Net Companies 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 Common Court docket in an try and annul the EC’s approval of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition. That case is ongoing.
