On Monday October 24, 2011, HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway officially opened Innovation Norway’s Innovation House in Palo Alto.

HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
Media Network Services (MNS) is one of the first tenants at Innovation House and MNS’ CEO Hans Fredrik Johansen joined the opening via Telepresence from Oslo, Norway, to give a speech about Interactive Communication in HD and the future of Telepresence. The global Telepresence network service was of course provided by MNS.
Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske was also present at the opening of Innovation House.

Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske
Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske
All photos: Håvard Kallestad