High density multichannel twisted pair communication system

A twisted pair communications device comprising:

• a multi-channel cable including a plurality of twisted pair wires each associated with a different twisted pair communication channel;
• a multi-channel connector communicatively connected to each of the plurality of twisted pair wires at a first end of the multi-channel cable and configured to transmit and receive communication signals associated with each of the twisted pair communication channels on the multi-channel twisted pair cable, the multi-channel connector comprising a plurality of contacts disposed in a plurality of rows within the connector;
• wherein first and second groups of the plurality of contacts are associated with different communication channels and are communicatively connected to the respective associated twisted pair wires by a plurality of conductors, and wherein a third group of the plurality of contacts are unassociated with and not connected to any of the plurality of twisted pair wires in the multi-channel connector is positioned between and separates the first and second groups of the plurality of contacts associated with different twisted pair communication channels.