US accuses Broadcom of abusing STB and broadband chip monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission reckons Broadcom has a monopoly in certain types of chip and is abusing that position to impose exclusivity on its customers.
Specifically we’re talking about three US SOC (system on chip) markets – Broadcast STB (set-top box) SOCs, DSL Broadband SOCs, and Fiber Broadband SOCs. According to the FTC complaint Broadcom has been requiring its customers to source components from it on an exclusive or near exclusive basis. This seems identical to a 2019 EU com
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