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1 half mile = 0.804672 kilometres

Which in the end is the range you can get from Wifi line of sight with the right antenna but with much higher bandwith.

And you are allowed to pump more power through 2.4GHZ as opposed to 900MZ and 2.4 antennas have better gain properties.

Tested to 1 kilometer, mentioned in the Features section at the link.