T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit

# T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit Source: [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/t-mobile-moving-tens-of-thousands-of-virtual-machines-off-vmware-amid-lawsuit/](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/t-mobile-moving-tens-of-thousands-of-virtual-machines-off-vmware-amid-lawsuit/) T\-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses\. In its complaint, T\-Mobile said it has tens of thousands of virtual machines using VMware software across approximately 303,140 CPU cores\. It also said that it was migrating off VMware but noted the[time\-consuming and technical challenges](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/01/a-long-costly-road-ahead-for-customers-abandoning-broadcoms-vmware/)involved in migrating over 1,000 applications\. It filed its lawsuit, which was first reported by[The Register](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/07/01/t-mobile-appears-to-be-quitting-vmware-and-fighting-a-very-familiar-battle-for-support-rights-on-the-way-out/5264750)today, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in August 2025[\(PDF\)](https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/654741_2025_T_Mobile_USA_Inc_v_Broadcom_Inc_et_al_COMPLAINT_58.pdf)\. The mobile company claimed that in 2023, it bought perpetual VMware licenses, plus two years of support with the option to buy a third year\. But after Broadcom bought VMware, it stopped sales of[VMware perpetual licenses](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/some-vmware-perpetual-license-owners-are-unable-to-download-security-patches/)in favor of subscriptions and started bundling VMware products into a few, more expensive bundles\. When T\-Mobile tried to extend support for a third year for $5,288,398\.45, Broadcom wouldn’t allow it, per an August 2025 filing from T\-Mobile\. A Broadcom representative reportedly told T\-Mobile via email: “Broadcom announced end of available of all perpetual products, which includes Stated Out Year Renewals for perpetual support\.” A judge granted T\-Mobile an injunction that allowed it to receive support services from October 2025 through August 3, 2026, for $5\.28 million, plus the posting of a $500,000 undertaking\. Now, T\-Mobile seeks a declaration that it was entitled to renew support services and further relief as the court deems necessary\.