Nokia Shanghai Bell, a joint venture formed last month with network firm China Huaxin, has announced plans to a launch a dedicated unit for supporting major Chinese webscale companies to expand overseas – focusing on fields including data centers, cloud, IP routing, transport and services. Nokia says it aims to expand its own business beyond its core communication service provider market through the venture, and will lend its hand in technologies such as cloud, AI and machine learning. The Finnish firm and its French predecessor Alcatel, have both been active in supporting Chinese companies for decades. Filipino telco PLDT has launched the first Roku-powered TV offering in Asia called TVolution, developed by Swedish app store specialist Accedo. TVolution combines access…