EghtesadOnline: Iranian Internet service provider HiWeb has acquired a 23% share in the country’s fourth communications operator Iranian Net .

EghtesadOnline: South Africa’s MTN has halted collaborations with Iranian fiber optic network service provider Iranian Net .

EghtesadOnline: Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN Group, is near an agreement with the Iranian government to acquire a 49% stake in a state-owned Internet provider as Africa’s largest wireless carrier by sales seeks to expand in a fast-growing yet politically challenging market, according to two people familiar with the matter.