This post is kind of old, but I thought I'd share some information I learned from my new friends at Westermo in Sweden. Tuck this away in your back pocket, it may come in handy.
As I've always suspected, Profibus, DH+, RIO, and (they said) DeviceNet/CAN use the RS485 electrical standard. In the case of DeviceNet, there are extra conductors that carry power and other features of the network. But, the important thing to note is that the BITS are still being transmitted on a twisted pair, RS485 cable just like the rest of your serial protocols.
If you can find hardware that will keep up with the baud rate of the network, you can do pretty much whatever you please with the physical media. They even showed us a Profibus over radio application.
They also told me that the data compression used by modems should allow you to transmit a high speed protocol like RIO. I assume the modem needs to be able to do some buffering, though. And the network has to accept some delays between messages. They also said it was a good idea to have the same brand of modem on both ends. There seem to be a number of different chipsets available, and you really want to make sure you're copmaring apples to apples on both ends of the line.
In response to the specific question posted here: try a leased line modem with RS485 connections. But, be sure to get tech support to look at your application before you buy anything. Or, get some demo units to try out.
AK