Connector arrangement

A cable connector assembly, comprising:

• a first unshielded cable comprising a first conductor and a second conductor paired with said first conductor;
• a second unshielded cable comprising a third conductor and a fourth conductor paired with said third conductor;
• a first connector;
• a second connector plugably engageable with said first connector;
• a first electrically conductive shield that shields said first connector and a portion of said first unshielded cable;
• and
• a second electrically conductive shield that shields said second connector and a portion of said second unshielded cable,
• a plugging engagement of said second connector with said first connector effecting engagement of said second shield with said first shield to form a unitary shield that shields an engagement region of said second connector and said first connector,
• said first connector comprising a first contact electrically connected to said first conductor and a second contact electrically connected to said second conductor,
• said second connector comprising a third contact electrically connected to said third conductor and a fourth contact electrically connected to said fourth conductor,
• a distance between said first conductor and said second conductor proximate to said first connector being larger than a distance between said first conductor and said second conductor in said portion of said first unshielded cable shielded by said first shield.