A recent NVIDIA report, "State of AI in Telecommunications," indicates that 89% of telecom operators consider open-source AI models and software important to their AI strategies. Operators are increasingly adopting open models for their AI initiatives, citing reasons beyond cost, including the ability to trust, control, and customize AI across critical workloads like autonomous networks and customer care. NVIDIA highlights its Nemotron family of open models and the 30-billion-parameter Nemotron 3 Large Telco Model (LTM), fine-tuned for telecom-specific tasks, as key offerings. Companies like SoftBank Corp., AT&T, and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison are leveraging open models to develop tailored AI capabilities and services.