EU cloud trade body CISPE has taken another shot at Broadcom, but this time has the backing of other industry groups.
CIPSE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe) has been calling for action against changes to Broadcom’s pricing structures for VMware after its 2023 acquisition.
Last year the group filed a lawsuit against the European Commission (EC) for allowing the acquisition to proceed, and in March it called for EU regulators to stop Broadcom from ending the European version of its VMware Cloud Service Provider program.
At the time, CISPE claimed the system would limit sales of VMware products to a “tiny minority of hand selected partners” and exclude most European cloud providers from being able to sell VMware products.
The latest battle with Broadcom will see CISPE joined in its demand for measures by four other cloud groups: Belgium’s Beltug, France’s Cigref, Germany’s Voice, and the Netherland’s CIO Platform Dederland.
In a joint letter seen by Reuters, the…
