As far as network cables are concerned, those of reasonable quality (Cat. 7) are already quite thick and stiff. In addition, duplex lines should be used (two "glued together" cables). Apart from that, I really don’t see that such cables will be outdated in five years. Even with "only" Category 6, you are still fully up to date today.
What you call a router is strictly speaking a combination device, namely (as a rule) a modem, a router, and an access point (Accesspoint). An access point is the device that *exclusively* establishes the WLAN connection or creates an infrastructure WLAN. A repeater is a signal booster. It takes the WLAN signal (from below) and retransmits it. Since range is a critical factor in wireless transmission and the connection quality (speed) drops rapidly with increasing distance, poorly connected areas can be hardly optimized this way. However, a repeater can only ever be a makeshift solution. It is better to have an (additional) access point, which in turn is connected via wired LAN.
By infrastructure outlets I meant the outlets that are not used for PCs or printers but "only" for network components like access points, routers, switches, ... These are sometimes located in different positions than the outlets for normally used devices.