Comment Not New or News (Score 1, Informative) 77
There are dozens of companies (MikroTik) that has been selling technology like this for a very long time. This summer I worked in Mountain Home AR for VistaVox wireless. Using $250 worth of equipment (router, cable, dish, mounts, etc) we were able to provide 18Mbs/s connections up to 30 miles.
If you check the MikroTik forum you will find people who have sent signals 150+ miles using similar equipment to what we used this summer.