Apple Hiring for Wireless 802.11ac System Test Engineers
Adding to existing rumors that Apple is planning to add high speed 802.11ac wireless networking to its lineup later in 2013, AppleBitch notes that Apple has posted a job listing for a System Test Engineer with expertise with 802.11ac network environments.

System Test Engineer - Wi-Fi (802.11)
System Test Engineering is looking for an experienced test engineer with excellent problem solving and communications skills. In this role, you will be testing, automating, leading, and working closely with the entire cross-functional team to ensure quality for Macintosh products.
- Technical knowledge of WiFi (802.11a,b,g, ac) and Ethernet network environments
802.11ac should roughly triple the speeds seen with the current 802.11n standard, supporting up to 450 Mbps on one antenna and up to 1.3 Gbps when used with three antennas as on Apple's latest Macs.
There is no indication of when Apple will begin introducing the new standard into existing products.
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Top Rated Comments
Which it probably isn't.
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No, downloading and uploading either, unless again, you're one of the few lucky guys to get an Internet connection at more than the 802.11n bandwidth ratings.
This is for home networking improvements. Your ISP is most probably your current bottleneck to the Internet.
Of course, if you don't know, you most likely don't have a 1 Gbps connection to the Internet, but again, let's not make assumptions. Likely is not a weasel word, it's simply indicating that the responses applies to the vast majority, but not the totality of users.
The answer is no, this isn't going to improve your Internet experience one bit
You have one pipe coming in (DLS/Cable/FIOS/whatever). That's usually between 1Mbps to 30Mbps.
Now, inside the house, you have a giant hose, capable of 150/300/450 Mbps and now 1.3 Gbps.
Will your uploads and downloads go any faster? Why? Why not?
However, if you had multiple wireless devices in the house, and assuming they all support the new standard, then where you were not able to wirelessly stream (from your media server inside the house) 1080p under 802.11a/b/g, but you could with 802.11n, now you can stream it to multiple devices...
Multiple streams is right. A Blu-ray disc's bitrate is what ? 40 mbps ? 50 mbps ?
This is more for network backups/transfer of large files in your home, basically replacing your Gigabit Ethernet.