IP address 197.188.106.98

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Windhoek, Khomas Region, NA
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS36996 — Telecom Namibia Limited
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Windhoek
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
197.188.0.0/16
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
KHP EPC
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
shipenaa@telecom.na

Associated location

Windhoek

Khomas Region, Namibia (NA)

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City
Windhoek
District / county
—
State / province
Khomas Region
Country
Namibia
Postal code
—
Coordinates
-22.50800, 17.04582

Namibia

-22.50800, 17.04582

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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
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.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

Albertine Shipena

shipenaa@telecom.na

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Name
Albertine Shipena
Organization
—
Network
197.188.104.0/22
Country
NA
Kind
individual
Address
P.O.Box 297 , Windhoek , Namibia, Windhoek 9000
Emails
shipenaa@telecom.na
Phone numbers
+264 61 201 2271

Autonomous system

AS36996

Telecom Namibia Limited

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ASN
AS36996
Country
NA
Domain
telecom.na
Regional registry
AFRINIC
Organization
Telecom Namibia Limited
Type
Internet service provider (ISP)
Allocated on
2007-12-20

Organization

Telecom Namibia Limited

AS36996 telecom.na ISP NA

Associated company

KHP EPC

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Name
KHP EPC
Type
—
Domain
—

Network route

197.188.0.0/16

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Hostname
197.188.106.98
Route
197.188.0.0/16
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Windhoek

2026-10-17 09:13

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Offset from UTC
1.0
Standard time zone
Western African Time
Standard abbreviation
WAT
Daylight saving time
No
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
No
Windhoek

Africa/Windhoek

UTC1.0

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" : "197.188.106.98",
  "hostname" : "197.188.106.98",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "",
    "city" : "Windhoek",
    "locality" : "Windhoek",
    "zipcode" : "",
    "latitude" : "-22.50800",
    "longitude" : "17.04582",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "NA",
    "country_code3" : "NAM",
    "country_name" : "Namibia",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of Namibia",
    "country_capital" : "Windhoek",
    "state_prov" : "Khomas Region",
    "state_code" : "NA-KH",
    "accuracy_radius" : "13.51",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/na_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "11351213",
    "country_emoji" : "🇳🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".na",
    "languages" : [ "en-NA", "af", "de", "hz", "naq" ],
    "calling_code" : "+264"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "197.188.0.0/16",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "NAD",
    "name" : "Namibia Dollar",
    "symbol" : "N$"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Telecom Namibia Limited",
    "country" : "NA",
    "type" : "ISP",
    "domain" : "telecom.na",
    "rir" : "AFRINIC",
    "as_number" : "AS36996",
    "date_allocated" : "2007-12-20"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "KHP EPC",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : ""
  },
  "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" : "197.188.104.0/22",
    "country" : "NA",
    "name" : "Albertine Shipena",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "P.O.Box 297 , Windhoek , Namibia, Windhoek 9000",
    "emails" : [ "shipenaa@telecom.na" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+264612012271" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Windhoek",
    "offset" : 1.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-17 09:13:02.066+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.792221182066E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Western African Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Western African Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "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 197.188.106.98.

Who operates 197.188.106.98?

Telecom Namibia Limited operates AS36996, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is KHP EPC; the reported network is 197.188.0.0/16.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when Telecom Namibia Limited reassigns the block, so treat Windhoek as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

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

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Response 
{ "ip": "197.188.106.98" }

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 197.188.106.98 to Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS36996 and company KHP EPC. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 197.188.106.98 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 197.188.106.98 is Africa/Windhoek. 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 197.188.106.98.
Use the JSON response on this page for testing, then move to production API workflows with structured fields for geolocation, network, ASN, security, abuse, and timezone data. Read documentation.