Coaxial connector assembly and communication system having a plurality of coaxial contacts

A coaxial connector assembly comprising:

• a coaxial connector having a connector body that includes a front side and a plurality of coaxial contacts that are coupled to the connector body and presented along the front side for engaging corresponding mating contacts of a mating connector, the front side facing in a mating direction along a mating axis;
• wherein the connector body includes a rear section and a forward section that are discrete elements secured to each other, the rear section including a section side that faces in the mating direction, each of the rear and forward sections including a plurality of contact cavities, the contact cavities of the rear and forward sections aligning with one another to form corresponding channels in which each corresponding contact channel receives one of the coaxial contacts, wherein the contact cavities of the rear section extend through the section side and are defined by base surfaces that face in the mating direction, the coaxial connector assembly including biasing springs positioned within the contact cavities of the rear section, the biasing springs being compressed between corresponding base surfaces and the corresponding coaxial contacts.

A coaxial connector assembly comprising:

• a coaxial connector having a connector body that includes a front side and a plurality of coaxial contacts that are coupled to the connector body and presented along the front side for engaging corresponding mating contacts of a mating connector, the front side facing in a mating direction along a mating axis;
• wherein the connector body includes a rear section and a forward section that are discrete elements secured to each other, the rear and forward sections including contact cavities that align with each other to form corresponding channels in which each corresponding contact channel receives one of the coaxial contacts, wherein the contact cavities of the rear section are defined by base surfaces that face in the mating direction, the coaxial connector assembly including biasing springs positioned within the contact cavities of the rear section, the biasing springs being compressed between corresponding base surfaces and the corresponding coaxial contacts;
• wherein the rear section includes a section side and a loading side and an outer section edge that extends therebetween, the outer section edge having open-sided slots that open to the outer section edge and provide access to the contact cavities of the rear section.