IP address 188.173.7.2

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita, RO
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS48161 — NextGen Communications SRL
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Europe/Bucharest
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
188.173.4.0/22
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
SC Nextgen Communications SRL
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
abuse@next-gen.ro

Reported location

Miercurea Ciuc

Harghita, Romania (RO)

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City
Miercurea Ciuc
District / county
Miercurea Ciuc
State / province
Harghita
Country
Romania
Postal code
530100
Coordinates
46.36014, 25.79490

Romania

46.36014, 25.79490

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Threat score

0/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known attackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
  • Cloud providerThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Residential proxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • Corporate gatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as a VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

ABUSE NEXTGEN

abuse@next-gen.ro

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Name
ABUSE NEXTGEN
Organization
ORG-SNCS9-RIPE
Network
188.173.4.0/22
Country
RO
Kind
group
Address
SC NextGen Communications SRL, Calea VICTORIEI, Nr. 35, Etaj 6, Bucure?ti Sectorul 1, 010061, 013696, Sector 1, Bucuresti
Emails
abuse@next-gen.ro
Phone numbers
—

Autonomous system

AS48161

NextGen Communications SRL

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ASN
AS48161
Country
RO
Domain
next-gen.ro
Regional registry
RIPE
Organization
NextGen Communications SRL
Type
Internet service provider (ISP)
Allocated on
2008-10-21

Organization

NextGen Communications SRL

Associated company

SC Nextgen Communications SRL

BUSINESS · next-gen.ro

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Name
SC Nextgen Communications SRL
Type
Business
Domain
next-gen.ro

Network route

188.173.4.0/22

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Hostname
188-173-7-2.next-gen.ro
Route
188.173.4.0/22
Connection type
—
Anycast
no
CDN
no
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Europe/Bucharest

2026-10-07 22:48

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Offset from UTC
2.0
Standard time zone
Eastern European Standard Time
Standard abbreviation
EET
Daylight saving time
true
DST savings (hours)
1
Observing DST now
true
Miercurea Ciuc

Romania

46.36014, 25.79490

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
{
  "ip" : "188.173.7.2",
  "hostname" : "188-173-7-2.next-gen.ro",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Miercurea Ciuc",
    "city" : "Miercurea Ciuc",
    "locality" : "Miercurea Ciuc",
    "zipcode" : "530100",
    "latitude" : "46.36014",
    "longitude" : "25.79490",
    "continent_code" : "EU",
    "continent_name" : "Europe",
    "country_code2" : "RO",
    "country_code3" : "ROU",
    "country_name" : "Romania",
    "country_name_official" : "Romania",
    "country_capital" : "Bucharest",
    "state_prov" : "Harghita",
    "state_code" : "RO-HR",
    "accuracy_radius" : "25.873",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : true,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/ro_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "8334612",
    "country_emoji" : "🇷🇴"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".ro",
    "languages" : [ "ro", "hu", "rom" ],
    "calling_code" : "+40"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "188.173.4.0/22",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "RON",
    "name" : "Romanian Leu",
    "symbol" : "lei"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "NextGen Communications SRL",
    "country" : "RO",
    "type" : "ISP",
    "domain" : "next-gen.ro",
    "rir" : "RIPE",
    "as_number" : "AS48161",
    "date_allocated" : "2008-10-21"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "SC Nextgen Communications SRL",
    "type" : "BUSINESS",
    "domain" : "next-gen.ro"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "188.173.4.0/22",
    "country" : "RO",
    "name" : "ABUSE NEXTGEN",
    "organization" : "ORG-SNCS9-RIPE",
    "kind" : "group",
    "address" : "SC NextGen Communications SRL, Calea VICTORIEI, Nr. 35, Etaj 6, Bucure?ti Sectorul 1, 010061, 013696, Sector 1, Bucuresti",
    "emails" : [ "abuse@next-gen.ro" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Europe/Bucharest",
    "offset" : 2.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 3.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-07 22:48:08.462+0300",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.791402488462E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "EEST",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Eastern European Summer Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "EET",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Eastern European Standard Time",
    "is_dst" : true,
    "dst_savings" : 1,
    "dst_exists" : true,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "EEST",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "Eastern European Summer Time",
    "dst_start" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-03-29 TIME 01:00",
      "duration" : "+1.00H",
      "gap" : true,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-03-29 TIME 04:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-03-29 TIME 03:00",
      "overlap" : false
    },
    "dst_end" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-10-25 TIME 01:00",
      "duration" : "-1.00H",
      "gap" : false,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-10-25 TIME 03:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-10-25 TIME 04:00",
      "overlap" : true
    }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 188.173.7.2.

Who operates 188.173.7.2?

NextGen Communications SRL operates AS48161, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is SC Nextgen Communications SRL; the reported network is 188.173.4.0/22.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when NextGen Communications SRL reassigns the block, so treat Miercurea Ciuc as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is ABUSE NEXTGEN. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Response 
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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 188.173.7.2 to Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita, Romania. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS48161 and company SC Nextgen Communications SRL. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 188.173.7.2 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 188.173.7.2 is Europe/Bucharest. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 188.173.7.2.
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