“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Supplier program in Europe,” CIPSE stated in a press release. This unilateral choice 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 price hikes—as much as tenfold, with some clients reporting as a lot as 900 percent increases—together with product bundling and dedication necessities primarily based 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 want pressing intervention to drive them to alter,” CISPE Secretary Common Francisco Mingorance stated, in accordance with the publication.
In a press release responding to CISPE’s antitrust grievance, Broadcom stated:
Broadcom strongly disagrees with the allegations by CISPE, a corporation 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 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 Providers and Microsoft as “adherent members,” which CISPE claims don’t have voting rights and are prohibited from taking part in sure actions.
In July, CISPE filed an attraction with the European Common Court docket in an try to annul the EC’s approval of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition. That case is ongoing.
