Trimble keeps improving its portfolio of machine control solutions. 

This time, it's the MP1087 machine positioning solution, hardware designed to deliver up to a 15 percent improvement in uptime in challenging environments for the Trimble Earthworks grade control platform.

That means better receiving and transmitting near obstacles and overhead impediments, Trimble said at its Trimble Dimensions User Conference this week. And there's a lot more.

The unit consolidates positioning and communication technologies into a single, compact unit that reduces installation complexity. 

Combined components, more capability

The MP1087 combines what was previously multiple, separate hardware components into one ultra rugged and compact integrated unit. By combining components, the MP1087 shortens installation time while making the technology both more reliable and easier to support.

New, modernized and integrated communications capabilities combine Wi-Fi, cellular, UHF radio, and network connectivity, improving performance and providing more flexible options for transmitting critical project data.

Support for technologies like Wi-Fi HaLow demonstrates a commitment to open, standards-based communications that are easier and more cost-effective to deploy, Trimble says.

The MP1087 includes Trimble's new, next-generation Maxwell 8 GNSS technology, engineered to deliver significantly increased performance, operational productivity, and superior resilience with new anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities.

It will reject any attempted communication about extended car warranties.

"We know that downtime equals dollars for our customers in an industry that works on thin margins," said Elwyn McLachlan, VP, civil construction product and strategy, Trimble.

"The MP1087 can enable improvements in uptime by up to 15% or more in difficult environments, including tree cover and in urban canyons," McLachlan said.

"This solution puts Trimble Earthworks into overdrive, delivering approximately ten times faster display-to-unit communications and typically five times greater processing power, which means overall improved performance and the ability to run richer data and more advanced applications on the machine," she said.

The new Trimble MP1087 will be available worldwide through the Trimble dealer network in late 2026. The MP1087 is also available as part of Trimble Works and Works Plus subscriptions.