In today’s wireless communication, the scale and complexity of new radio attributes in the new frequency ranges make traditional network management approaches inadequate. The EU-funded ARIADNE project aims to address this issue by merging a novel high-frequency advanced radio architecture with an artificial intelligence network processing and management approach into a new type of intelligent communications system beyond 5G. It will develop new radio communication technologies using D-Band frequency ranges, exploit new opportunities for advanced connectivity based on metasurfaces, and apply machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to management. In this way, the project will make reliable high-bandwidth wireless communications possible beyond 5G.