UK network Three are now stocking the Sony Xperia U handset. The smaller of the newest Xperia releases is available on pay as you go or free with a variety of contract options.

Yesterday we learned that UK network Three had delayed the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. At the time we didn’t know if this was down to them finding any bugs in the software, like O2 had or if it was due to stock issues. We can now confirm that it is down to stock, or rather freight issues. Both Three and Vodafone are experiencing a delay in releasing the Xperia gaming handset. Vodafone are also having stock issues with the Xperia Arc.

A third UK carrier is set to carry the Xperia Arc and offer it to its subscribers. Vodafone has just posted on their Coming Soon section of their corporate website that the Xperia Arc will soon be available on their network. It will be available on a monthly pay plan however no exact details were released yet. No specific date was also mentioned on its release however it would probably be the same or close to the release date of O2 and Three.

Yesterday we heard that the Xperia Arc would be making it’s way to Three in the UK and would most likely be in stores at the end of February. At that point however, Three had not confirmed whether the handset would be coming to their network. Today is a different story though. Three have now officially announced that they will be selling the Xperia Arc when it’s launched in the UK. Unfortunately they didn’t provide a specific launch date, other than “coming soon”. Hopefully the end of February statement is also true.