Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power

Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power

By Sean Mitchell
Publication Date: 2026-03-03 03:40:00

Broadcom has outlined its plans for VMware Telco Cloud Platform, positioning a new version of the private cloud software for telecoms data centres around tighter integration with VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and features aimed at reducing infrastructure and operating costs.

VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9 is built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and adds features targeted at telecoms operators. Broadcom describes it as a private cloud platform for telecoms data centres, intended for operators delivering sovereign cloud and AI-related services.

Broadcom presented estimated cost and efficiency metrics for operators adopting the platform as an alternative to what it called siloed architectures, including projected five-year cumulative total cost of ownership savings of 40%.

It also forecast a 25% to 30% reduction in power consumption and associated costs, linking the estimate to improved server performance and higher virtual machine density.

Broadcom said Advanced NVME Memory Tiering…