New Orleans Internet services company Zipa, LLC recently purchased a tier 1 datacenter in downtown New Orleans from Enron Broadband Services, Inc.

The 6,600-square-foot facility offers carrier class features for Internet connectivity, climate control, fire suppression, power backup and much more.

The first-rate facility was purchased through a bankruptcy sale and is being further updated by Zipa to offer better accommodations for companies seeking commercial Internet hosting and collocation, as well as other Internet and telecommunications services.

Zipa is seeking to make the facility one of the premier collocation and commercial hosting options in the South, while also building one of the largest private peering points in the region.

Zipa already has acquired several large Internet carriers and companies as its first clients. With the assistance and expertise of its sister company and collo client, Intercosmos Media Group, Inc., Zipa foresees many opportunities in the high-end hosting industry in the years to come.