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).
By using Portech SBK-32 expander for 32 SIM-cards, you can increase the number of channels in the Portech MV-37X GSM VoIP gateway series using the Internet.