This research space focuses on 5/6G networks and next-generation Internet to enable new services impacting society and manufacturing. This research space investigates specifically the adoption of smart radio environments, open-RAN paradigms and novel network virtualisation technologies. Thanks to the integration of social data and industrial activities, it focuses on the impact of communication services on specific applications, such as mobility, vehicular traffic management, and manufacturing processes. In addition, it will investigate the effect of Next Generation Internet paradigms by developing user- and device-centric services for groups of mobile users based on direct communication between faredge devices, validating them in the same application areas.