U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has been ordered by E.U. to halt exclusivity deals with six TV/set top box and modem makers for up to three years.

by akisnet
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That's indeed a pretty shitty behaviour from Broadcom, glad the EU is making something and I hope it will change their dominant position.

Amlogic is already making a dent on the OTT side, hopefully this continues with Hybrid STB too.

Compagnies "forced" to exclusively use Broadcom, to name a few, Technicolor, Sagemcom, Arris, Kaon Media.

akisnet

Google critics have for years urged Vestager to target the Alphabet Inc subsidiary with such interim measures during its 10-year battle with EU antitrust regulators

“It doesn’t necessarily say that now we have all cases lined up where interim measures will be used but it means that the tool is on the table,” Vestager told a news conference.

source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-broadcom-antitrust/eu-orders-broadcom-to-suspend-some-deals-with-six-modem-tv-makers-idUSKBN1WV14I