Electronic assembly having a cable connector module

A cable assembly for a cable connector module, the cable assembly comprising:

• cables having cable ends, each cable including a first signal conductor, a second signal conductor, and a cable shield surrounding the pair of signal conductors;
• contact modules terminated to the cable ends of the corresponding cables, each contact module including a contact holder holding a first contact and a second contact, the first contact having a terminating end terminated to the first conductor, the second contact having a terminating end terminated to the second conductor, the first and second contacts including connecting ends configured to be mated with mating conductors;
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• ground cages associated with the cables and the corresponding contact modules, each ground cage providing circumferential shielding around the cable end of the corresponding cable and around the corresponding contact modules, the ground cage being electrically connected to the cable shield of the corresponding cable on at least four sides of the cable shield.

A cable assembly for a cable connector module, the cable assembly comprising:

• a housing including contact pockets, the housing being conductive to provide shielding for the contact pockets;
• cables having cable ends, each cable including a first signal conductor, a second signal conductor, and a cable shield surrounding the pair of signal conductors;
• contact modules received in the corresponding contact pockets, the contact modules terminated to the cable ends of the corresponding cables, each contact module including a contact holder holding a first contact and a second contact, the first contact having a terminating end terminated to the first conductor, the second contact having a terminating end terminated to the second conductor, the first and second contacts including connecting ends configured to be mated with mating conductors;
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• ground cages associated with the cables and the corresponding contact modules, each ground cage including a ferrule having a cradle receiving the cable end of the corresponding cable and a cover covering the cradle, the ferrule and the cover being electrically connected to the cable shield of the corresponding cable to provide circumferential shielding around the cable end of the corresponding cable, the ferrule including a ferrule tab coupled to the housing to electrically connect the ferrule to the housing, the cover including a cover tab coupled to the housing to electrically connect the cover to the housing.