Historical provider.
Current availability of the listed service is not confirmed.

Overview

Mirror Image Internet was a CDN and dynamic-delivery provider founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

Its historical platform combined content caching and downloads with customized application logic and streaming delivery. The listing describes those former services; a current purchasable offering is unconfirmed.

Network

Mirror Image described a global Dynamic Delivery Network. Current cache locations are unconfirmed; ask the operator of an existing account about coverage.

Test coverage and performance on the replacement provider before switching an old integration.

Past features

Historical delivery platform

  • Content caching and file downloads.
  • Customized application logic for targeted content delivery.
  • Live and on-demand media delivery across several device types.

These describe the historical platform. For a replacement, check the required protocols, APIs, purge timing, security and support against current service terms.

Service status

For a legacy Mirror Image workload, recover domains, certificates, origin settings, delivery logs and application logic before choosing a replacement.

Check which behavior ran inside the delivery network and which belonged to the encoder or application. Re-create and test those parts explicitly. Use traffic and request totals in the current calculator; a historical integration or ownership change does not promise an automatic account migration.

History timeline

  • 1997 — Founded; later headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
  • 1999-03 — Xcelera acquired majority control.
  • 2000-08-28 — Joined Cisco’s Content Alliance as a charter member.
  • 2013-11-19 — Wowza CDN Connection launched with Mirror Image delivery.

Budgeting for a replacement

The 2013 Wowza partnership used pay-as-you-go billing. For a new service or replacement, get current rates from the supplier.

Use old invoices to recover traffic and request volumes for a replacement estimate. The standalone calculator can compare current delivery plans or a confirmed quote; it does not treat blank legacy price fields as free delivery.

Historical integrations

Wowza and Mirror Image introduced Wowza CDN Connection in November 2013. It combined Wowza streaming software with Mirror Image delivery through one setup and billing path.

A 2012 Digital Rapids deployment also used Mirror Image delivery for adaptive sports streams. Encoding and automation in that pipeline belonged to Digital Rapids. These are historical integrations, not current onboarding instructions.

What to know

Recover the caching rules, application logic and streaming workflow of an older Mirror Image integration. Use those requirements to test a current replacement rather than trying to reproduce a historical network.

Planning a replacement

Before continuing an old Mirror Image or Wowza integration, confirm which endpoints still work and who supports the account. For a new deployment, choose a provider with confirmed availability and current rates.

History

Xcelera acquired majority control in March 1999; a later filing also records a minority investment by Exodus. Mirror Image joined Cisco’s Content Alliance in August 2000 and participated in the 2013 Wowza CDN Connection launch.

Current service availability remains unconfirmed.

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