Component for a dual band antenna suitable for integration in a router, an access point, or similar device for wireless communication, wherein the outside of the component is of a multi-faced design which is supported by a support body that is designed to be mounted onto a ground plane, wherein the outside of the component includes the following faces: a) a top face which is provided with an electrically conductive flare layer that encloses at least one flare slot; b) one or two side faces adjacent to the top face that are provided with an electrically conductive feed strip and an electrically conductive ground strip which strips are both electrically connected to the flare layer; c) a bottom face that is not adjacent to the top face, which is designed to be mounted onto the ground plane; wherein the ground strip is electrically connectable to the ground plane onto which the component is to be mounted, and wherein the feed strip is electrically connectable to an appropriate RF chain.