farbodtavakkoli/OTel-LLM-20B-IT

Hugging Face
TEXT GENERATIONConcurrency Cost:2Model Size:20BQuant:FP8Ctx Length:32kPublished:Feb 13, 2026License:apache-2.0Architecture:Transformer0.0K Open Weights Warm

OTel-LLM-20B-IT is a 20 billion parameter language model developed by Farbod Tavakkoli, fine-tuned from openai/gpt-oss-20b. It is specifically specialized for the telecommunications domain, trained on extensive telecom-focused data curated by industry experts and institutions. This model is designed to power Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, providing accurate, context-grounded responses within the telecom sector.

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OTel-LLM-20B-IT: A Specialized Telecom Language Model

OTel-LLM-20B-IT is a 20 billion parameter language model, fine-tuned from the openai/gpt-oss-20b base model. It is a core component of the OTel Family of Models, an open-source initiative by Farbod Tavakkoli aimed at developing industry-standard AI for the global telecommunications sector. The model was trained using full parameter fine-tuning on a comprehensive dataset curated by over 100 domain experts, including data from arXiv telecom papers, 3GPP standards, GSMA documents, IETF RFCs, and O-RAN specifications.

Key Capabilities

  • Telecom Domain Specialization: Highly proficient in understanding and generating content related to telecommunications, leveraging a unique dataset from various institutional partners.
  • RAG Pipeline Integration: Designed to function as the generative component within a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline, working alongside OTel Embedding and Reranker models.
  • Context-Grounded Generation: Optimized for generating accurate responses based on provided context, with abstention training to decline answers when insufficient context is available, preventing hallucination.

Intended Use Cases

  • Answering technical queries within the telecommunications domain.
  • Summarizing and extracting information from telecom specifications, standards, and documentation.
  • Supporting knowledge retrieval systems for telecom professionals and researchers.
  • Developing specialized AI applications for the global telecommunications industry.