If LTE is backwards compatible with GSM, why don't they say the phones are global?

When is Verizon going to come up with a 4g LTE CDMA GSM phone, just to leave no needs unfilled?  Seems like an obvious gap, except that searching these boards and elsewhere seems to lead to the paradox of yes backwards compatible, but not actually global.
Argghhhh.  Any helps or ideas?

Some modern chipsets include software-defined radios that can change
their frequency and even their technology.  They change mode depending
on the firmware loaded at startup.  It would be really helpful if we had
a list of such chipsets and the phones that use them.  At least we'd
know which ones stood some chance of being global-compatible in the
future, if and when Verizon decides to enable the capability.  As it is,
they stand a very good chance of losing an increasing number of their
most lucrative customers.

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