A cable assembly (1) includes a connector (2) and a cable (3) terminated with the connector. The connector includes a housing (20) having a main body (201) and a projecting portion (202) protruding from the main body, with a number of terminals (21) that are inserted into the housing. The projecting portion and the main body together define a cable exit channel (204) on an outer side of the housing. When a number of connectors of cable assembly are mated with counterpart connector side by side on a panel, a special cable exit directs the cable routed along the panel. This allows a) dense placement of the cable assemblies on and along a panel in a limited space, b) insertion or removal of a panel without interference by the cable assemblies on its adjacent panel and c) mating or un-mating a similar cable assembly or a number of similar cable assemblies from a panel without interference by the cable assemblies on its adjacent panel.