The EU Regulation 2022/1925, better known as the Digital Markets Act, is designed to ensure fair competition in the digital sector. To this end, companies designated by the European Commission as “gatekeepers” have special obligations over and above the general competition rules to interoperate with third-party services and prevent “lock-in.”
F5 has not been designated a gatekeeper by the European Commission and does not anticipate being so designated in the foreseeable future. While F5 does provide a “core platform service” with our cloud computing offerings, we do not meet the revenue and user thresholds to be considered a gatekeeper, nor do we enjoy an “entrenched and durable position” in the market for cloud computing services. As such, the heightened obligations of a gatekeeper under the DMA do not apply to F5.
