Cable MSOs have an enticing opportunity with Wi-Fi residential and business services.
In this paper, we discuss the common requirements, challenges (that Cable MSOs face) and necessary architecture (that MSOs could use) for integrating SP Wi-Fi in Cable MSO networks to support both residential and hotspots use-cases. This paper also qualifies various architectural approaches for network transport in the context of DOCSIS access along with the time-to-market perspective, so as to enable MSOs to quickly capitalize on this opportunity.