A switching apparatus comprising: a switching circuitry comprising at least one micro-electromechanical system switch having a beam comprising a first movable actuator and a second movable actuator jointly electrically connected by a common connector and arranged to selectively establish an electrical current path through the first and second movable actuators (17, 19) in response to a single gate control signal applied to respective first and second gates of the switch to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) of the switch; and a gating circuitry to generate the single gate control signal applied to the first and second gates of the switch, wherein the gating circuitry comprises a driver channel electrically coupled to the common connector of the switch and adapted to electrically float with respect to a varying beam voltage; characterized in that the gating circuitry is electrically referenced between the varying beam voltage and a local electrical ground of the gating circuitry and further comprises a pair of transistors connected to define a half-bridge circuit, wherein a first side of the half-bridge circuit comprises an input stage to receive a voltage level sufficient to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) when applied to the respective first and second gates of the switch, wherein a second side of the half-bridge circuit is referenced to the potential at the common connector of the switch, and wherein an intermediate node of the half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled to the driver channel and to the first and second gates of the switch to apply the gating signal to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) of the switch based on a logic level of a switching control signal. a switching circuitry comprising at least one micro-electromechanical system switch having a beam comprising a first movable actuator and a second movable actuator jointly electrically connected by a common connector and arranged to selectively establish an electrical current path through the first and second movable actuators (17, 19) in response to a single gate control signal applied to respective first and second gates of the switch to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) of the switch; and a gating circuitry to generate the single gate control signal applied to the first and second gates of the switch, wherein the gating circuitry comprises a driver channel electrically coupled to the common connector of the switch and adapted to electrically float with respect to a varying beam voltage; characterized in that the gating circuitry is electrically referenced between the varying beam voltage and a local electrical ground of the gating circuitry and further comprises a pair of transistors connected to define a half-bridge circuit, wherein a first side of the half-bridge circuit comprises an input stage to receive a voltage level sufficient to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) when applied to the respective first and second gates of the switch, wherein a second side of the half-bridge circuit is referenced to the potential at the common connector of the switch, and wherein an intermediate node of the half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled to the driver channel and to the first and second gates of the switch to apply the gating signal to actuate the first and second movable actuators (17,19) of the switch based on a logic level of a switching control signal.