An electronic system includes: a storage device configured to receive a host command including: a system interface unit, a device controller, coupled to the system interface unit, configured to analyze the host command, a near-field wireless transceiver, coupled to the device controller, configured to communicate through a wireless link, and a non-volatile storage array, coupled to the device controller, configured to store user data for transfer through the system interface unit or the near-field wireless transceiver; wherein: the device controller can configure the near-field wireless transceiver for identifying a multi-hop map; and the near-field wireless transceiver is configured to hand-off the host command through the wireless link.