T-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its perpetual VMware licenses.
In its complaint, T-Mobile said it has tens of thousands of virtual machines running VMware software on approximately 303,140 CPU cores. He also said he was migrating from VMware but noted the technical and time-consuming challenges involved in the migration of more than 1,000 applications.
He filed his lawsuit, which was first reported by The Registry today, in the New York State Supreme Court in August 2025 (PDF).
The mobile phone company stated that in 2023 it purchased perpetual VMware licenses, plus two years of support with the option to purchase a third year. But after Broadcom bought VMware, it stopped sales of VMware Perpetual Licenses in favor of subscriptions and began bundling VMware products into a few more expensive packages.
When T-Mobile attempted to extend support for a third year for $5,288,398.45, Broadcom would not allow it, according to an August 2025 filing from T-Mobile. A Broadcom representative reportedly told T-Mobile via email: “Broadcom announced the end of availability of all perpetual products, including annual renewals indicated for perpetual support.”
A judge granted T-Mobile an injunction allowing it to receive support services from October 2025 to August 3, 2026, for $5.28 million, plus the publication of a commitment of $500,000.
Now, T-Mobile is seeking a declaration that it had the right to renew support services and get more help if the court deems it necessary.
