{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167508","rtpr_id":"nPn5VkVPMa-20261013","ticker":"NOD","exchange":"Oslo Børs","all_tickers":["NOD"],"title":"Nordic Semiconductor celebrates 10 years at the heart of the BBC micro:bit as global coding reach passes 73 million young people","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T12:00:23.559Z","article_body":"Nordic Semiconductor celebrates 10 years at the heart of the BBC micro:bit as global coding reach passes 73 million young people\nPR Newswire\n\nOSLO, Norway, Oct. 13, 2026\n\nNordic commits to bringing technology and engineers closer to children and\nstudents, as the Micro:bit Educational Foundation calls for industry and\neducation to work together\n\nOSLO, Norway, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Semiconductor (OSE: NOD), a\nglobal leader in low-power wireless IoT solutions, this month celebrates 10\nyears of its ultra-low-power wireless technology at the heart of the BBC\nmicro:bit (http://www.microbit.org/) , the pocket-sized educational\ndevelopment board that has helped an estimated 73.5 million young people in\nmore than 85 countries learn coding and digital creativity, according to the\nMicro:bit Educational Foundation.\n\nThe milestone follows the Foundation's call for industry and education to work\ntogether so that children can understand, question, and create with\ntechnology. When launched back in in 2016, up to one million micro:bit boards\npowered by Nordic wireless technology were distributed to school-children\nacross the UK through the BBC Make it Digital campaign. Today, it has become\none of the world's most widely used tools for introducing young people to\nprogramming, electronics, and digital creativity. The Foundation aims to reach\n100 million young people by 2028.\n\n\"Nordic Semiconductor has been with us from the very beginning. In 2016, they\nsupplied a million components for the original BBC micro:bit, which was given\nto every Year 7 student across the UK,\" says Gareth Stockdale, CEO of\nMicro:bit Educational Foundation. \"That was an extraordinary commitment to a\nnew idea, and it helped put a real computer into the hands of a whole\ngeneration of young people.\"\n\nThe original board was built around the Nordic nRF51822 Bluetoothâ Low\nEnergy SoC, while the current micro:bit v2 uses the nRF52833 multiprotocol\nSoC, providing world-class Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity and\nultra-low-power edge AI capabilities. This means students are learning on\nproven low-power wireless technology from the same family used by professional\nengineers in connected products across consumer, industrial, and healthcare\napplications. For many developers, the micro:bit is the first step on a path\nfrom the classroom to professional wireless development.\n\n\"Nordic has remained one of our longest-standing and most active partners,\nwith their technology at the heart of every micro:bit,\" continues Gareth\nStockdale,. \"We're very grateful for their generosity and their belief in what\nwe do. As we look to the next decade, we're excited to keep working together\nto help even more children discover what they can create with technology.\"\n\n\"The micro:bit has shown what happens when technology is made accessible,\npractical, and fun. Interest in technology is often decided early, long before\nanyone chooses a subject or a career,\" said Vegard Wollan, CEO of Nordic\nSemiconductor. \"We want children to discover what they can build, and to see\ntechnology and electronics as a real option for their education. Many of\ntomorrow's developers will first encounter wireless technology in the\nclassroom with the micro:bit. We will keep supporting that, through our\ntechnology and through collaboration with the schools and communities closest\nto us.\"\n\nNordic's commitment to educating young minds continues this month, closer to\nhome. On October 15, Nordic will join Electronic Coast at the Horten Tech\nFestival in Norway, where local school pupils and university students can meet\nNordic's technology experts and pitch ideas for what they would like to build\nwith micro:bit. Nordic will demonstrate BBC micro:bits alongside a selection\nof its wider wireless IoT technologies. The aim is to make Nordic visible and\naccessible to young people, including those considering careers in engineering\nand technology, while strengthening the company's presence in one of Norway's\nimportant electronics communities.\n\nBy combining classroom-friendly hardware with industrial-grade wireless\ntechnology, the micro:bit has helped close the gap between education and\nengineering practice. For Nordic, the program is a natural extension of its\nbroader mission: to provide the complete wireless solution for designing,\ndeploying, and maintaining the world's IoT devices securely, reliably, and\nsustainably.\n\nAbout Nordic Semiconductor\n\nNordic Semiconductor is a leading low-power wireless IoT company, providing\nthe essential platform and wireless technologies that connect the world's IoT\ndevices. By offering world-class hardware, embedded software, development\ntools, and cloud lifecycle services, the company simplifies the development\nand maintenance of secure, reliable, and scalable connected products.\n\nwww.nordicsemi.com\n(https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r02/___http://www.nordicsemi.com/___.YzJlOm5vcmRpY3NlbWljb25kdWN0b3Jhc2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6M2VlNWI5NTZhNTUxZjE5YjY4ZTM1M2JlOTA1NGQ0NDE6NzpmOWUyOjUxMGY1NzhjNTFiOWU2M2ZiMTcxZTY4ZjJiNTY3M2VjY2JhNGZmN2YxNGI1NmRhYTBkNjU1ZGY5NWU0ZDhiZWE6cDpUOkY)\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-semiconductor-celebrates-10-years-at-the-heart-of-the-bbc-microbit-as-global-coding-reach-passes-73-million-young-people-302905875.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-semiconductor-celebrates-10-years-at-the-heart-of-the-bbc-microbit-as-global-coding-reach-passes-73-million-young-people-302905875.html)\n\nSOURCE Nordic Semiconductor\n\n\n\nPR contacts:  Nordic Semiconductor  - PR contact: Anne Gustavsson  - Phone: +47 971 63 752 (CET)  - E-mail: anne.gustavsson@nordicsemi.no  / Napier Partnership  - Media contact: Callie Bingley - Phone: +44 (0) 1243 520925 - E-mail: callie@napierb2b.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011292/microbits-launch-banners-1-Press_release_article_transparent_highres.jpg?id=OA3013148\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1686504/Nordic-Semiconductor-Logo-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013149\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5VkVPMa-20261013","title":"Nordic Semiconductor celebrates 10 years at the heart of the BBC micro:bit as global coding reach passes 73 million young people","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"NOD","created":"2026-10-13T12:00:23.559Z","tickers":["NOD"],"exchange":"Oslo Børs","article_body":"Nordic Semiconductor celebrates 10 years at the heart of the BBC micro:bit as global coding reach passes 73 million young people\nPR Newswire\n\nOSLO, Norway, Oct. 13, 2026\n\nNordic commits to bringing technology and engineers closer to children and\nstudents, as the Micro:bit Educational Foundation calls for industry and\neducation to work together\n\nOSLO, Norway, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Semiconductor (OSE: NOD), a\nglobal leader in low-power wireless IoT solutions, this month celebrates 10\nyears of its ultra-low-power wireless technology at the heart of the BBC\nmicro:bit (http://www.microbit.org/) , the pocket-sized educational\ndevelopment board that has helped an estimated 73.5 million young people in\nmore than 85 countries learn coding and digital creativity, according to the\nMicro:bit Educational Foundation.\n\nThe milestone follows the Foundation's call for industry and education to work\ntogether so that children can understand, question, and create with\ntechnology. When launched back in in 2016, up to one million micro:bit boards\npowered by Nordic wireless technology were distributed to school-children\nacross the UK through the BBC Make it Digital campaign. Today, it has become\none of the world's most widely used tools for introducing young people to\nprogramming, electronics, and digital creativity. The Foundation aims to reach\n100 million young people by 2028.\n\n\"Nordic Semiconductor has been with us from the very beginning. In 2016, they\nsupplied a million components for the original BBC micro:bit, which was given\nto every Year 7 student across the UK,\" says Gareth Stockdale, CEO of\nMicro:bit Educational Foundation. \"That was an extraordinary commitment to a\nnew idea, and it helped put a real computer into the hands of a whole\ngeneration of young people.\"\n\nThe original board was built around the Nordic nRF51822 Bluetoothâ Low\nEnergy SoC, while the current micro:bit v2 uses the nRF52833 multiprotocol\nSoC, providing world-class Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity and\nultra-low-power edge AI capabilities. This means students are learning on\nproven low-power wireless technology from the same family used by professional\nengineers in connected products across consumer, industrial, and healthcare\napplications. For many developers, the micro:bit is the first step on a path\nfrom the classroom to professional wireless development.\n\n\"Nordic has remained one of our longest-standing and most active partners,\nwith their technology at the heart of every micro:bit,\" continues Gareth\nStockdale,. \"We're very grateful for their generosity and their belief in what\nwe do. As we look to the next decade, we're excited to keep working together\nto help even more children discover what they can create with technology.\"\n\n\"The micro:bit has shown what happens when technology is made accessible,\npractical, and fun. Interest in technology is often decided early, long before\nanyone chooses a subject or a career,\" said Vegard Wollan, CEO of Nordic\nSemiconductor. \"We want children to discover what they can build, and to see\ntechnology and electronics as a real option for their education. Many of\ntomorrow's developers will first encounter wireless technology in the\nclassroom with the micro:bit. We will keep supporting that, through our\ntechnology and through collaboration with the schools and communities closest\nto us.\"\n\nNordic's commitment to educating young minds continues this month, closer to\nhome. On October 15, Nordic will join Electronic Coast at the Horten Tech\nFestival in Norway, where local school pupils and university students can meet\nNordic's technology experts and pitch ideas for what they would like to build\nwith micro:bit. Nordic will demonstrate BBC micro:bits alongside a selection\nof its wider wireless IoT technologies. The aim is to make Nordic visible and\naccessible to young people, including those considering careers in engineering\nand technology, while strengthening the company's presence in one of Norway's\nimportant electronics communities.\n\nBy combining classroom-friendly hardware with industrial-grade wireless\ntechnology, the micro:bit has helped close the gap between education and\nengineering practice. For Nordic, the program is a natural extension of its\nbroader mission: to provide the complete wireless solution for designing,\ndeploying, and maintaining the world's IoT devices securely, reliably, and\nsustainably.\n\nAbout Nordic Semiconductor\n\nNordic Semiconductor is a leading low-power wireless IoT company, providing\nthe essential platform and wireless technologies that connect the world's IoT\ndevices. By offering world-class hardware, embedded software, development\ntools, and cloud lifecycle services, the company simplifies the development\nand maintenance of secure, reliable, and scalable connected products.\n\nwww.nordicsemi.com\n(https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r02/___http://www.nordicsemi.com/___.YzJlOm5vcmRpY3NlbWljb25kdWN0b3Jhc2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6M2VlNWI5NTZhNTUxZjE5YjY4ZTM1M2JlOTA1NGQ0NDE6NzpmOWUyOjUxMGY1NzhjNTFiOWU2M2ZiMTcxZTY4ZjJiNTY3M2VjY2JhNGZmN2YxNGI1NmRhYTBkNjU1ZGY5NWU0ZDhiZWE6cDpUOkY)\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-semiconductor-celebrates-10-years-at-the-heart-of-the-bbc-microbit-as-global-coding-reach-passes-73-million-young-people-302905875.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-semiconductor-celebrates-10-years-at-the-heart-of-the-bbc-microbit-as-global-coding-reach-passes-73-million-young-people-302905875.html)\n\nSOURCE Nordic Semiconductor\n\n\n\nPR contacts:  Nordic Semiconductor  - PR contact: Anne Gustavsson  - Phone: +47 971 63 752 (CET)  - E-mail: anne.gustavsson@nordicsemi.no  / Napier Partnership  - Media contact: Callie Bingley - Phone: +44 (0) 1243 520925 - E-mail: callie@napierb2b.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011292/microbits-launch-banners-1-Press_release_article_transparent_highres.jpg?id=OA3013148\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1686504/Nordic-Semiconductor-Logo-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013149\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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