Time to Stand Up to the Broadcom Bullies!
CISPE has launched antitrust proceedings against Broadcom and is calling for the imposition of interim measures that suspend the termination of its VCSP program and give affected providers enough time to transition away from VMware.
Broadcom is bulldozing Europe’s sovereign cloud capability. Its brutal imposition of unfair, unjustified and unsustainable license changes is decimating the European cloud service provider ecosystem, raising costs and eliminating choice for customers.
CISPE has stood up to Broadcom since it began to unilaterally impose these changes, raising the issue
with the Commission directly as well as challenging the original acquisition approval in the EU General Court.
CISPE asks Commission to Act
CISPE has filed a complaint calling for interim measures from the European Commission to halt the ongoing, drastic and irreparable harm to Europe’s sovereign cloud capability.
At a minimum, CISPE is calling for interim measures that:
- Freeze the termination of the Broadcom partner program and readmit European cloud service providers;
- Reintroduce the 'White Label' program allowing SME and smaller providers to resell VMware
- Prevent retaliation by Broadcom and enforce periodic penalty payments for non-compliance
Join The Campaign
The European Commission (DG COMP) is already sending Requests for Information (RFI) directly to affected companies. This is critical assessing whether the legal conditions under EU competition law are met for the adoption of interim measures and a significant step in investigating Broadcom’s anti-competitive and destructive behaviour. Don’t miss out on your chance to influence this important case.
