Electrical connectors having differential pairs

An electrical connector comprising:

• a shell having a chamber, the shell having a mating end and a cable end, the shell being conductive and providing electrical shielding;
• an insert assembly received in the chamber, the insert assembly comprising a module having a plurality of channels, the insert assembly comprising insulator housings each holding a pair of contacts terminated to ends of wires extending from corresponding cables, the insulator housings being received in corresponding channels, and the insert assembly comprising a cable support rearward of the module, the cable support having a plurality of cable channels receiving corresponding cables, wherein the module and the cable support are conductive and provide electrical shielding for the contacts and wires, cable braids of the cables being electrically connected to the cable support, the insulator housings insulating the contacts from the module;
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• a backshell coupled to the cable end of the shell, the backshell engaging the cable support to hold the insert assembly in the chamber of the shell.

An electrical connector system comprising:

• a first electrical connector mated with the first electrical connector, the first electrical connector comprising a shell having a chamber, an insert assembly received in the chamber of the first electrical connector, and a backshell coupled to the shell of the first electrical connector to hold the insert assembly of the first electrical connector in the chamber of the shell of the first electrical connector, the insert assembly comprising a module having a plurality of channels, the module of the first electrical connector being conductive and providing peripheral electrical shielding entirely around each of the channels for an entire length of each of the channels of the first electrical connector, and the insert assembly of the first electrical connector comprising insulator housings each holding a pair of contacts, the insulator housings of the first electrical connector being received in corresponding channels such that each pair of contacts of the first electrical connector is electrically shielded from each other pair of contacts of the first electrical connector by the module of the first electrical connector;
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• a second electrical connector mated with the first electrical connector, the second electrical connector comprising a shell having a chamber, an insert assembly received in the chamber of the second electrical connector, and a backshell coupled to the shell of the second electrical connector to hold the insert assembly of the second electrical connector in the chamber of the shell of the second electrical connector, the insert assembly comprising a module having a plurality of channels, the module of the second electrical connector being conductive and providing peripheral electrical shielding entirely around each of the channels for an entire length of each of the channels of the second electrical connector, and the insert assembly of the second electrical connector comprising insulator housings each holding a pair of contacts, the insulator housings of the second electrical connector being received in corresponding channels such that each pair of contacts of the second electrical connector is electrically shielded from each other pair of contacts of the second electrical connector by the module of the second electrical connector;
• wherein mating ends of the insulator housings and contacts of the second electrical connector extend forward of a front of the module, the mating ends of the insulator housing and contacts of the second electrical connector being received in corresponding channels of the module of the first electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are mated, the module of the first electrical connector providing electrical shielding for the mating ends of the insulator housings and contacts of the second electrical connector.