Broadcom has added new AI-based features into the venerable VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN platform, launching a new offering called VeloRAIN. It comes after expansion wins at Deutsche Telekom and Telia, clearly signaling Broadcom’s intent to use the telco sector to drive growth. For the telco sector, the impact of Broadcom’s aggressive overhaul of the VMware business model is still being digested. AT&T recently said that it had received a quote from Broadcom that increased its pricing by 1,050%. Litigation is ongoing between these two, but many large VMware users are essentially held over a barrel, as the costs (both in dollars and in efforts) are enormous if they want to migrate out of the VMware environment. But Broadcom is plugging away…