By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters), – Tuesday’s statement by the U.S. aviation industry to President Obama indicated that C-Band spectrum will be required for U.S. 5G communication.

Boeing (NYSE:) Co., Airbus SE(OTC:), pilots, and other Americans wrote to the White House requesting assistance from the Federal Communications Commission and the Biden Administration “to assist the aviation and telecommunications industries in reaching acceptable mitigations.”

Last week, AT&T Inc (NYSE:) and Verizon Communications (NYSE) has agreed to postpone by one month commercially launching C-band Wireless Service from December 5, 2010 until January 1, 2011.

Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration sent a bulletin to pilots, manufacturers and operators advising them that there may be interference from 5G-deployed aircraft electronics.

FAA stated that operators must be ready for interference from 5G transmissions or other technology. In this case, they will need to mitigate any potential disruptions that might affect flight operations.

Although the White House declined to comment immediately, they were heavily involved in this issue and had even reviewed the FAA safety guideline before it was released. Officials stated that the White House has not yet commented on the issue.

The letter said the aerospace industry would work to develop new standards, equipment, and aircraft/helicopter integration solutions but that they “require more detailed knowledge of the C-Band deployment and will take significant time to ensure they meet the FAA’s robust safety requirements.”

In the letter, the White House urged FAA and FCC to convene “a joint industry group” and delay deployment until safety is guaranteed.

Bulletin stated that there were no reports yet of harm caused by wireless broadband operations in other countries.

CTIA Wireless Trade Group claims that 5G networks are able to safely use C band spectrum, “without causing any harmful interference for aviation equipment,” and has cited active 5G networks in over 40 countries using this spectrum spectrum.