Verizon Wireless is set to introduce a half-dozen LTE smartphones at Consumer Electronics Show next week. According to Droid Life HTC Thunderbolt will be Verizon's first 4G LTE device.

Verizon Wireless plans to distribute a Motorola 4G smartphone made, carrier's  chief operating officer, John Stratton, told Wall Street Journal in an interview last week. The timing, name and price of the new phone is not disclosed.

Currently Verizon  is offering 2 LTE Mobile Broadband data plans. $50 monthly access for 5 GB monthly allowance or $80 monthly access for 10 GB monthly allowance, both with $10/GB overage. Verizon LTE Modems include LG VL600 which is backward-compatible with the 3G network . Also backward-compatible with the 3G network is the Pantech UML290 4G USB.