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Krista Napier
Senior Analyst & Tracker Team Lead, Mobility

Team: Canada Research
Canadian Client Devices Team
Canadian IT Overview Team
Digital Marketplace and New Media
Mobile and Wireless

As a Senior Analyst, Krista leads IDC Canada's mobility research domain, developing research and insight around mobile phones, media tablets, and eReaders. Krista is the Team Lead for the Canadian Mobile Phone Tracker, and the Canadian Media Tablet & eReader Trackers, where she is forecasting the size of these markets in Canada, following trends, new products, and vendor strategies. In this role, she works closely with industry contacts, vendors and IDC analysts around the world to provide in-depth insight and analysis on mobility, while providing a unique Canadian perspective. 

Krista is a source of commentary on Canadian tech news and trends to the mass media, and a frequent speaker at events across the country.

Krista holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. She graduated from both her MBA and BBA with distinction.

Follow Krista on Twitter! @kristanapier


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Tablets in Canada: What's So Big About Small Tablets?
Krista Napier
Feb 2013 - Doc # lcCA23963413      IDC Link
Small tablets are a big deal in Canada in 2013. The latest tablet to launch, the Galaxy Note 8, is expected to be available in Canada in Q2 2013 and will join the lineup of smaller tablets on the market right now, including Samsung's own Ga ...
RIM's Leaders Pass the Baton, But Can They Still Win the Race in Canada?
Krista Napier
Jan 2012 - Doc # lcCA23283912      IDC Link
On January 22, 2012, RIM announced that its original founders, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will step down as Co-CEOs and Chairmen of the Board. In their place, Thorsten Heins, former COO with RIM, will take the reign as CEO. Balsillie ...

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Perspective: mHealth in Canada — Smartphones and Apps Bring Better Healthcare to Your Fingertips
Alison Brooks, Ph.D., Krista Napier
May 2013 - Doc # HI2CEH13      Perspective
This IDC Health Insights Perspective analyzes data from IDC Canada's ITAP n2 survey conducted in February 2013. The Web-based survey gathered input from healthcare providers across Canada.

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Canadian Mobile Device 2013–2017 Forecast
Krista Napier
Apr 2013 - Doc # CA2MS13      Market Analysis
This IDC study offers a 2013–2017 mobile device forecast for the Canadian market. In particular, the study breaks mobile devices out by smartphones, feature phones, and tablets. The study answers the questions: Where does the overall mob ...
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