What do I need to do to take full advantage of a 802.11ac Airport?

Do I need to purchase any separate cable? Gigabite ethernet cables? WAN vs Lan cables? Will I need to better Modem? What is the best Modem to get? Will I need to upgrade my standard internet service?

Not sure exactly what you are asking here.
If you have AC like MBA and the AC version AE.. max wireless speeds might be 350Mbps.. with average speed of 250Mbps.
That will exceed internet speed by a huge margin for what most people can buy.. you need all the connections gigabit to get past 100Mbps limit of fast ethernet.
Will I need to better Modem? What is the best Modem to get? Will I need to upgrade my standard internet service?
You will need to be able to get gigabit services.. if you do not use wireless and stick 100% to cables.. although you should be aware the apple router cannot get gigabit speed WAN to LAN.. the max is around 400Mbps.
The cost of these connections is very very high. It is not done with modems.. it has to be fibre to the home. And a fibre to gigabit converter.
The speed will be stellar.. as will the bill.

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