T-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its VMware perpetual license.
In its complaint, T-Mobile said it has thousands of virtual machines using VMware software across approximately 303,140 CPU cores. It also said it was migrating from VMware, but noted time-consuming and technical challenges in migrating more than 1,000 applications.
It filed its lawsuit, first reported today by The Register, in the New York State Supreme Court in August 2025 (PDF).
The mobile company claimed that in 2023, it purchased permanent VMware licenses, along with two years of support with an option to purchase a third year. But after Broadcom purchased VMware, it stopped selling VMware perpetual licenses in favor of subscriptions and began bundling VMware products into somewhat more expensive bundles.
When T-Mobile tried to extend support for a third year by $5,288,398.45, Broadcom did not allow it, according to T-Mobile’s August 2025 filing. A representative from Broadcom reportedly told T-Mobile via email: “Broadcom has announced the termination of the availability of all permanent support products, including out-of-state one-year renewals for permanent support.”
A judge granted T-Mobile an injunction allowing it to obtain support services for $5.28 million from October 2025 to August 3, 2026, as well as post a $500,000 undertaking.
Now, T-Mobile seeks a declaration that it is entitled to renew support services and seek additional relief if the court deems necessary.
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