Russian hosting provider RUVDS is to deliver a server to the South Pole.

The company recently announced the chilly move, where it will test the possibility of installing a high-speed communication channel alongside the server. The experiment is planned for 2025.

The server will be insulated from the extreme cold through weather-resistant equipment. The presence of backup power supplies, as well as the provision of an uninterruptible and high-speed communication channel, will reportedly allow the hosting provider to provide access to the 'Antarctic data center' to any user.

RUVDS is a major Russian VPS/VDS server hosting provider. The company operates one data center in in Korolev near Moscow, that launched in 2016 in partnership with Huawei; it also has a presence in 14 colocation data centers across Russia, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, and Kazakhstan.

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