A European format for digital transmission. E1 supports signals at 2 Mbps (32 channels at 64Kbps, with 2 channels reserved for signaling and controlling), versus the T1, which carries signals at 1.544 Mbps (24 channels at 64Kbps).
This is a way of communicating on the half-duplex communication line, includes receiving and transmitting devices (walkie-talkie) by the way of pressing the button for switching to the voice mode or transition to the listening mode. It works as a radio speaker; one can talk by pressing the button and can listen to a voice message by releasing the button.