16 providers offer 181 broadband deals in Shetland, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 38 Mbps down and 9 Mbps up, 62% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
The best value in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
The fastest deal available in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
The cheapest deal in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
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£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
£30/mo
rises to £33.50 in April 2027 (+£3.50)
Avg £32.63/mo over contract · £783 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)
16 providers serve Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2), with EE the fastest at 1,600 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) download speed at 38 Mbps.
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The typical Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) line runs 38 Mbps.
Working from home
StrugglingStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 31% of Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)?
The wholesale networks carrying Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Full-fibre altnets that have rolled out in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2). They don't reach every address, but where they do, the gigabit pricing is normally sharper than the Openreach equivalent.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Of the major networks, Openreach are also live here (Openreach is laid to virtually every UK address).
Currently 16 providers have addressable deals in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2).
What broadband coverage does Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 80% of Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) premises but gigabit only 31%, so around 49% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 54% of Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2) compares within Shetland Islands
Across 3 postcode districts in Shetland Islands, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Shetland, Shetland Islands (ZE2)come from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.