T-Mobile appears to be quitting VMware – and fighting a very familiar battle for support rights on the way out
303,000 cores that power internal networks headed out the door
Telco giant T-Mobile appears to be transitioning away from VMware and fighting a court battle for support it says Broadcom is bound to provide, according to court documents seen by The Register.
The dispute relates to a deal T-Mobile struck with VMware in August 2023, which saw the telco acquire perpetual licenses and two years of support for some software, plus the option for a further year of support.
When Broadcom acquired VMware in 2023, it stopped selling perpetual licenses and standalone support deals for customers with those licenses. Broadcom also reduced the virtualization giant’s product range from over 150 products to two subscription-only bundles. Broadcom now mostly sells its Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud suite.
Customers including AT&T and Tescotried to exercise their right to extended support, but Broadcom declined to do so. AT&T settled on confidential terms....
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