A novel and simple design of a multi‐band proximity coupled microstrip antenna for operating in the WiFi (2.4–2.48 GHz), WiMAX (3.44–3.53 and 5.25–5.85 GHz), and WLAN (5.15–5.35 GHz and 5.470–5.725 GHz or 5.725–5.825 GHz) bands is proposed. Apart from that, an additional band covering (3.8–4.2 GHz) is achieved, which may be used for fixed satellite communication. The proposed multiband antenna consists of a V‐slotted patch in conjunction with parasitic element, and L‐shaped microstrip line feed structure. Slot in the patch is introduced to reduce the overall size of the antenna and L‐shape feed is used for proper energy coupling to the parasitic element. The simulated gains are 3.47/1.62/0.72/6.22 dBi at 2.44/3.5/3.8/5.5 GHz, respectively, and the antenna shows broadside radiation characteristics. The simulated results are in good accord with the measured results.