Broadcom hit with EU antitrust complaint and request for interim measure – The Economic Times

Lobbying group Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe on Thursday urged EU antitrust regulators to temporarily stop Broadcom from ending its VMware Cloud Service Provider programme in Europe, ramping up its fight against the ‌US tech ⁠company.

CISPE, which ⁠has nearly 50 members across Europe and counts Microsoft and Amazon as associate members, sued the European Commission last year for approving Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in 2023, saying the EU competition watchdog had failed to examine the deal properly.

It took ​its latest grievance about Broadcom ⁠to the Commission ‌after the company revamped its VMware ​cloud service provider ​ecosystem late last year and asked ⁠for an interim measure.

“In January 2026 Broadcom signalled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe. This unilateral decision removed all but a tiny minority of hand selected partners and excluded most European CSPs from selling VMware products,” CISPE…